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The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is the flagship RTX Spark laptop unveiled at Computex.
It features the RTX Spark SoC: a 20-core CPU, equivalent of a GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, and up to 128GB of unified memory.
Despite the dazzling specs and premium build, unanswered questions remain.
At Computex 2026, Nvidia announced its new RTX Spark processor, an ARM-based chip with some impressive performance specs across a cadre of new devices: up to 1 petaflop of AI performance, a 20-core CPU, and up to 128GB of unified memory to power creative tasks with the rough equivalent power of a GeForce RTX 5070.
At the head of the pack is Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Ultra -- the flagship RTX Spark laptop and a powerhouse that doubles down on its premium branding and an edgy, aggressive branding that speaks to developers, pro creators, and AI powerusers.
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I went hands-on with the new Surface Ultra in Taipei, and have to say: it's a beast, with smooth gaming capabilities and impressive video editing performance. Of course, I tested it in the controlled space of a demo showfloor, and no benchmarking or real-world testing has been performed yet. Here's what stood out.
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