{
  "id": 12735055,
  "title": "Microsoft N1Xes Intel in favor of Nvidia's shiny new SoCs in Surface Laptop Ultra",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/microsoft-n1xes-intel-in-favor-of-nvidias-shiny-new-socs-in-surface",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T19:57:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/10/07/microsoft-n1xes-intel-in-favor-of-nvidias-shiny-new-socs-in-surface-laptop-ultra/5301722"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft debuted its first Surface Laptop Ultra, powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark system-on-chip (SoC), at an event in San Francisco. The new Copilot+ PC, available for preorder, aims to bring AI features to builders. The aluminum-clad device features a 15-inch mini-LED display, a standard keyboard layout, a haptic trackpad, and various ports. The standout feature is the Nvidia RTX Spark N1X SoC, based on Nvidia's GB10 platform, with an 18- or 20-core CPU and an Nvidia Blackwell-based RTX GPU. Memory options range up to 128 GB to support large language models. Nvidia emphasizes the chip's support for 2:4 sparsity, allowing it to achieve peak theoretical throughput of 1 petaFLOPS at 4-bit precision. The Surface Laptop Ultra aims to outperform competing chips like AMD's Strix and Gorgon Halo processors. The device ships with a beefed-up cooling system and is expected to begin shipping next week at a starting price of $2,599.",
  "summary": "Poverty-spec model starts at $2,599 with 24 GB of RAM and 512GB of storage with 128 GB models topping $5,899",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}