Microsoft and Nvidia have announced a new generation of Windows PCs powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark, introducing what the companies describe as their most powerful and efficient thin-and-light Windows devices to date.
The announcement, made during NVIDIA GTC 2026, marks another milestone in the long-running collaboration between Microsoft and Nvidia, which has spanned gaming, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and graphics technologies. The partnership has previously delivered innovations across DirectX, RTX graphics, Azure AI infrastructure, and Windows gaming experiences.
The new RTX Spark-powered Windows PCs are designed specifically for developers, creators, gamers, and AI professionals who increasingly rely on demanding workloads, local AI models, and intelligent software agents.
According to Nvidia, RTX Spark delivers up to 1 petaflop of AI performance, features up to 6,144 Blackwell RTX cores, supports up to 20 Arm-based CPU cores, and includes up to 128GB of unified memory. Combined with Windows 11 optimizations, the platform is engineered to deliver high performance while maintaining exceptional power efficiency.
Microsoft has optimized Windows to fully utilize RTX Spark’s heterogeneous architecture through enhanced workload scheduling and power management technologies. The company also improved support for unified memory systems, enabling larger local AI models and more complex creative workloads to run efficiently on-device.
Another major focus is AI. Microsoft and Nvidia are positioning RTX Spark as a platform for running AI agents locally, allowing developers and businesses to process AI workloads securely without relying entirely on cloud infrastructure. New Windows security and containment features are designed to give users greater control over how AI agents access and use data.
The companies also highlighted extensive software ecosystem support. Popular creative applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Blender, DaVinci Resolve, Cinema 4D, CapCut, and Affinity now run natively on Arm-based Windows devices. AI development tools including GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, ComfyUI, PyTorch, TensorRT, and Hugging Face frameworks are also being optimized for the platform.
Gaming support has expanded as well. Native anti-cheat compatibility, Xbox PC app integration, and support from major publishers will allow RTX Spark devices to run a broad catalog of Windows games. Riot Games has confirmed that League of Legends and VALORANT are coming to the platform, while additional titles including PUBG: Battlegrounds, Alan Wake 2, and Naraka: Bladepoint are also expected to be supported.
Beginning this fall, RTX Spark-powered devices will be available from major manufacturers including Microsoft Surface, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and MSI.
Microsoft also introduced the Surface Laptop Ultra, a new premium device aimed at creators and AI professionals who require sustained performance for rendering, software development, and local AI workflows.
Looking ahead, Microsoft and Nvidia plan to extend Windows support beyond laptops to enterprise-class AI workstations. Later this year, the companies expect to bring Windows to Nvidia’s DGX Station platform powered by the GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip, enabling organizations to run advanced AI models and agentic workloads locally.
The announcement underscores Microsoft’s and Nvidia’s shared vision that AI-powered computing will increasingly move from the cloud to local devices, creating new opportunities for developers, creators, and enterprises.
