Hardware · Updated 8 Oct, 01:52 am IST
Microsoft and NVIDIA unveil RTX Spark PCs and Windows updates for AI agents
Why it matters for readers: This shows future laptops will be able to run smarter assistants and AI tools directly on your machine rather than relying only on the cloud.
- Microsoft and NVIDIA presented co-engineered hardware and software to run AI agents on Windows PCs at a joint event in San Francisco.24
- Microsoft showed the Surface Laptop Ultra with NVIDIA’s RTX Spark chip, starting at $2,599 and shipping October 16.13
- Microsoft also introduced the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box for developers, available for preorder starting at $5,999 and shipping in November.14
- Windows 11 will include updates such as 'Execution Containers' and other features to support sandboxed on-device AI agents and hybrid intelligence.14
- Microsoft emphasized the machines are designed to run demanding AI workloads locally using unified memory and other hardware changes.34
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