From PC World: How much will you pay to be on the frontlines of an agentic AI world? I’ve wondered this since Sunday night, when Nvidia unveiled its first-ever consumer processor for PCs at Computex 2026. With 20 CPU cores and 6,144 CUDA graphics cores packed into a single chip, the flagship RTX Spark is no slouch—and the devices sporting one won’t be, either.
All of Nvidia’s device partners, which includes Dell, Asus, MSI, HP, Lenovo, and Microsoft—promise the thinnest, lightest machines for AI-development laptops and desktops. (Frankly, a mini PC with so much power seems more a flex than a practical move, but I respect the engineering.) In particular, Microsoft devoted time to explaining its design choices during a Windows & Devices Showcase presentation at its Build conference, which is also happening this week.
Nothing sounds cheap—but no one’s talking price specifics yet. At least, not officially.
When I posed the question directly to Microsoft and Nvidia representatives at Build 2026, they largely deflected in their answers. For the Surface Laptop Ultra and the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, Andrew Hill, corporate vice president of Surface, said, “We’re not ready to talk about pricing yet until we get closer to availability,” but did confirm a fall release.
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