Microsoft and Nvidia presented RTX Spark Windows PCs on October 7, aimed at developers running AI locally and creators. The first laptops start at $2,599, according to The Verge. The roughly $7,000 configuration belongs to Asus’ ProArt P16. TechCrunch reports Surface Laptop Ultra configurations reaching $5,900.
The distinction matters when shopping. RTX Spark names a hardware family across several makers, and its starting price buys far less memory than the maximum Nvidia advertises.
What the prices buy
The Verge reports these configurations, with the Surface’s full option list still unclear at publication.
| Laptop configuration | Reported price | Memory and storage |
|---|---|---|
| Entry RTX Spark laptop, 18-core CPU | Starts at $2,599 | 24GB unified memory, 512GB storage |
| Surface Laptop Ultra listed at Best Buy | $3,999.99 | 48GB memory |
| Asus ProArt P16, 20-core CPU | $6,999.99 | 128GB unified memory, 2TB storage |
The same report places the entry configuration close in price to a 14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro, which includes 1TB of storage. It says a fully configured 16-inch M5 Max MacBook Pro can approach $10,000. Those are price comparisons across different configurations. The sources provide no shared performance tests.
Hardware for local models, Windows for agents
Nvidia’s announcement lists a Blackwell RTX GPU with up to 6,144 cores, a Grace CPU with up to 20 cores, and up to 128GB of unified memory. Its advertised one petaflop measures FP4 AI compute. RTX Spark supports CUDA, plus AV1 and 4:2:2 video processing.
Nvidia says laptop preorders opened October 7, with availability October 16. Compact desktops follow in November.
At the event, Satya Nadella argued for a secure desktop where agents can execute. Jensen Huang described an agent on a person’s computer as a personal assistant. Microsoft announced general availability of Microsoft Execution Containers, which it says let agents run persistently in the background under Windows control.
