Microsoft Announces Surface Laptop Ultra With NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU and Up to 128GB Unified Memory

Microsoft has now introduced its new Surface Laptop Ultra, and this latest device has been made for creators, developers, AI builders, and other users who need powerful performance from a laptop. It is also pointed out to be the most powerful Surface Laptop ever built by the brand.

Check out more about it below.

Surface Laptop Ultra – Officially Introduced

The US-based tech maker – Microsoft has now officially introduced the Surface Laptop Ultra, and this latest device has been designed for users who are building systems, breakthroughs, infrastructure, and other demanding projects. As mentioned, the newly-introduced Surface Laptop Ultra is also said to be the most powerful Surface Laptop ever built by the brand.

Speaking more, Microsoft has engineered the Surface Laptop Ultra with NVIDIA from the silicon up, and it has been optimised for RTX Spark, while also being built on Windows. The device has been made for creators, developers, and AI builders who work with massive scenes, long compile cycles, local models, and datasets that need higher performance than what standard laptops usually offer.

About its performance, Surface Laptop Ultra is the first laptop from the brand to combine a powerful NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU with up to 128GB of unified memory and full CUDA support. Unified memory allows the pool of RAM to be dynamically allocated wherever the workload needs it the most across the CPU and GPU, and this will help AI creation, 3D rendering, and multi-model workflows run simultaneously.

To add, the Surface Laptop Ultra is capable of offering 1 petaflop of AI compute, and it is also capable of running up to 120B parameter models locally. The device also features an ultra-efficient CPU architecture, and Microsoft says that this gives creators the headroom to push further. All-day battery life has also been mentioned for the laptop, however, battery life will vary based on usage, settings, and other factors.

Coming to its design and display, Microsoft says that the Surface Laptop Ultra has been designed from the inside out, with mechanical, electrical, thermal, acoustic, materials, industrial design, and software engineers working together from the first day. Platinum and Nightfall are its two colour choices.

For its display, the Surface Laptop Ultra has a 15-inch mini-LED PixelSense Ultra touchscreen, and it supports up to 2,000 nits of peak HDR brightness, 262 pixels per inch, and high-precision colour accuracy. Microsoft also mentions that this is the brightest display it has ever shipped.

Speaking more about the other key features, the laptop comes with the largest haptic touchpad ever offered on a Surface device. It also features ports including HDMI, USB-C, USB-A, SD card, and headphone jack. Microsoft also points out that the device has been made while focusing on performance, durability, and repairability together.

Regarding its availability, the Surface Laptop Ultra will be available later this year. Since it is currently a pre-release product, its features are subject to change and may also vary depending on the country or region.

Stay tuned for more updates.