NEWS · COMPANIES · #1689
Microsoft’s Surface RTX Spark Dev Box available for preorder at $5,999
Microsoft has opened preorders for the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a high-end Nvidia-powered mini PC aimed at developers, priced at $5,999 and slated to ship in November. The device runs on Nvidia’s Arm-based RTX Spark platform, features 128GB of unified memory, is part of Project Zenith with a developer-optimized Windows 11 Pro setup, and is advertised as capable of running local AI models exceeding 120B parameters.
KEY POINTS
- Microsoft has opened preorders for the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a high-end Nvidia-powered mini PC aimed at developers, priced at $5,999 and slated to ship in November.
- The device runs on Nvidia’s Arm-based RTX Spark platform, features 128GB of unified memory, is part of Project Zenith with a developer-optimized Windows 11 Pro setup, and is advertised as capable of running local AI models exceeding 120B parameters.
- This matters because it signals Microsoft and Nvidia pushing desktop hardware for local development and inference of very large models, affecting how developers prototype and run AI workloads on-device.
WHY IT MATTERS
This matters because it signals Microsoft and Nvidia pushing desktop hardware for local development and inference of very large models, affecting how developers prototype and run AI workloads on-device.
SOURCES & TIMELINE
2Back in June, Nvidia announced that it had secured agreements with Microsoft and a host of other PC makers to develop AI- and agent-ready PCs for Windows based on its RTX Spark chip, but details on the machines were scant at the time. On Wednesday, at an event held in San Francisco during the city’s Tech Week, Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its new Surface Laptop Ultra . The PC comes in two base models, …
Microsoft’s high-end AI mini PC for developers starts shipping in November. Microsoft’s Nvidia-powered Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is available for preorder now directly, and slated to ship in November for just about $6,000. It’s pricier than the DGX Spark mini PC Nvidia launched last year, but PC prices have been climbing due to shortages of RAM and other components . The Dev Box’s flat, 3D-printed anodized aluminu…