Dell, Asus, Lenovo, HP, MSI, Acer, and Gigabyte are amongst the PC makers that are creating systems around Nvidia’s RTX Spark, Nvidia’s brand-new Arm-based chip for Windows PCs. The flagship RTX Spark PC might be from the very same business that makes Windows: the brand-new Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is a high-end RTX Spark system that will provide up to 128GB of merged memory for “developers, designers, and AI contractors.”

Microsoft states the Laptop Ultra will be offered “later on this year” however didn’t talk about any particular prices or setup alternatives.

The Laptop Ultra will slot in above the routine Qualcomm Snapdragon-based Surface Laptops in Microsoft’s lineup. Microsoft has actually made high-end Surface gadgets with more effective CPUs and GPUs previously, however to date, they’ve featured convertible styles that might have restricted their appeal. The very first was the old Surface Book, with its totally removable screen and bendy-straw hinge that didn’t close all the method; the second was the Surface Laptop Studio, with its chunky style and moving screen. The Laptop Ultra is Microsoft’s very first effort to follow the MacBook Pro formula: it’s like the other Surface Laptops, simply with more power.

Microsoft states the Laptop Ultra will consist of USB-A, USB-C, and HDMI ports, in addition to an SD card slot and earphone jack. It’s stated to consist of a haptic trackpad that’s “the biggest we’ve ever placed on a Surface.” A 15-inch PixelSense display screen provides to 2,000 nits of peak brightness.