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Computex has always been one of the most important moments of the year for the PC industry — a stage where our partners come together to show what is next for hardware, silicon and the experiences they unlock. This year our partner ecosystem is shaping the future of the PC for more than a billion daily users around the world. Partners unveiled a new wave of Windows 11 PCs that span every form factor and customer need. Together, these announcements reflect the deep collaboration across the Windows ecosystem and how it is accelerating industry‑wide transformation — delivering greater performance, more efficiency and thoughtful new designs for the way people work, create and play. The power of the Windows platform means that there’s a Windows device for every person and purpose no matter what price point. Let’s look at a selection of the key announcements from our partners at Computex 2026.New Windows 11 PCs from across the ecosystem
Acer
Acer announced a comprehensive lineup of innovation, with all new laptops running on Windows 11. The lineup featured Copilot+ PCs prominently, including several new entries to Acer’s mainstream Aspire product line: the high-powered Aspire X 16 AI laptop for prosumers, the Aspire 18 AI laptop with greater screen space for creative workflows and productivity and the Aspire C AI Series all-in-one desktops with an innovative new ErgoStand design. Acer also added two new Copilot+ PCs to the premium Swift line with two versions of Swift Spin 14 AI — one powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors and the other by Snapdragon X2 Series processors — also marking Acer’s first convertible 2-in-1 laptops under the Swift line. [caption id="attachment_263872" align="alignnone" width="1024"]
Acer Swift Spin 14 AI[/caption]
ASUS
ASUS showcased its latest AI PC portfolio designed to make AI more practical and accessible for every user. The new ProArt P16 and P14, powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark, bring next-generation agentic AI workflows and powerful local AI capabilities to creators and developers. For mainstream consumers, the new Zenbook 14 delivers a Windows experience with premium design, all-day mobility and fresh new Ceraluminum colors, while the Snapdragon-powered Vivobook S series expands AI-enhanced productivity to an even broader audience. Together, these innovations demonstrate ASUS’ vision of bringing advanced AI experiences across every category of personal computing. [caption id="attachment_263865" align="alignnone" width="1024"]
Asus ProArt Laptop[/caption]
The 2026 ROG Strix SCAR 18 redefines the gaming flagship laptop with up to 320W total system power, powered by up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor 290HX Plus and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU, and featuring the world’s first 18-inch 4K 240Hz Mini LED ROG Nebula HDR display with ROG Nebula Extreme Low Motion Blur (ELMB) for uncompromising gaming and creator experiences [1].
Dell
The new XPS 13 starting at $699 proves that a lower price doesn't mean accepting less. As Dell's thinnest and lightest laptop yet, with up to 17 hours of streaming battery life, it delivers true all-day portability. Every detail reflects XPS craftsmanship – from the durable CNC aluminum chassis to the 2.5K touchscreen, backlit keyboard and Intel Wi-Fi 7 that all come standard, redefining what a premium laptop can be at this price.“With XPS 13, we’re proving that a lower price doesn’t mean accepting less. It's the thinnest and lightest XPS we've ever built. This reflects where XPS is headed: more power, more innovation and stronger competition across price points.” - Donnie Oliphant, XPS Product Lead, Dell Technologies
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Dell XPS 13[/caption]
The XPS 16 Creator Edition is a creator-class laptop built for the most demanding creative and developer work on the go. Powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark with a powerful RTX GPU and ultra-efficient CPU, it's the first XPS laptop to deliver NVIDIA's full stack AI platform and complete suite of NVIDIA RTX technologies in a portable form factor. It delivers smoother playback on 4:2:2 4K timelines, faster exports, more responsive multitasking across complex 3D scenes and compositing work, and a more fluid experience with AI-assisted creation.
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Dell XPS 16 Creator Edition[/caption]
HP
Beginning later this year, HP will bring RTX Spark to its HP OmniBook Ultra 16 and HP OmniBook X 14 laptops, built for powerful performance. The company is also planning to expand its RTX Spark offerings with a compact desktop, bringing new choices to creators, AI enthusiasts and developers. RTX Spark is designed for creators, gamers and AI developers, bringing NVIDIA’s full-stack AI platform and suite of RTX technologies to slim laptops with all-day battery life. [caption id="attachment_263873" align="alignnone" width="1024"]
HP OmniBook Ultra 16[/caption]
MSI
MSI unveiled the Prestige N16 Flip AI+, the company’s first laptop developed in collaboration with NVIDIA powered by the new RTX Spark. It reinvents personal computing, combining advanced content creation, AI development and high-performance gaming in a new platform engineered from the ground up for the next wave of Windows PC experiences. It features a 16-inch UHD+ Tandem OLED display with a dual-layer emissive structure that stacks two OLED layers to share light output. This advanced panel technology delivers over 1000 nits of peak brightness while improving display longevity and power efficiency. Designed for versatile everyday use, the 2-in-1 flip design allows seamless transitions between laptop, tablet, tent and presentation modes, adapting easily to different workflows and environments. [caption id="attachment_263874" align="alignnone" width="960"]
Prestige N16 Flip AI+[/caption]
MSI also announced its latest innovation in handheld gaming, the Claw 8 EX AI+, powered by Intel Arc G3 Extreme processors. It delivers a significant leap in graphics performance, enabling exceptional AAA gaming on handheld devices while maintaining strong power efficiency for extended play sessions. Designed for sustained gaming on the go, the Claw 8 EX AI+ features an 8-inch 120Hz VRR display, delivering fluid visuals.
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Claw 8 EX AI+[/caption]
Surface
The Surface Laptop Ultra is the most powerful Surface Laptop ever built, designed for world makers, creative pros, developers and AI builders. Powered by an NVIDIA RTX Spark superchip, Surface Laptop Ultra combines a powerful NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU, full CUDA support and up to 128GB of unified memory to help creators and developers take on demanding local AI, rendering, compiling and multi-model workflows in a thin, precision-engineered laptop. Surface Laptop Ultra brings uncompromising craft and raw power to the people creating what’s next, with up to 1 petaflop of AI compute, capable of running up to 120B parameter models with 1 million token context locally [2]. It pairs that performance with the hardware world makers need on the go: a 15-inch mini-LED PixelSense Ultra touchscreen, all-day battery life and creator-ready ports. To learn more, visit the Devices blog by Brett Ostrum, Corporate Vice President, Surface. [caption id="attachment_263860" align="alignnone" width="1024"]
Surface Laptop Ultra[/caption]
Next generation silicon powering AI PCs
Intel
Intel introduced Intel Arc G-Series processors, a new family of products designed for next-generation handheld gaming systems. Launching with Intel Arc G3 and Intel Arc G3 Extreme processors running on Windows 11, the series builds on the architecture of Intel Core Ultra Series 3 to bring optimized performance and power efficiency to portable play. Designed for handheld with optimized core counts, power management and software, Intel Arc G3 processors deliver leadership performance and efficiency for smooth, immersive gameplay and exceptional battery life without compromise. Handheld designs from leading partners will launch in the coming months, beginning with Acer’s Predator Atlas 8, MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ and OneXPlayer.
"Intel Arc G-Series represents years of focused innovation and a deep commitment to gaming. It delivers uncompromising PC performance in the palm of your hand, combined with the console-like accessibility and immediacy gamers expect. With cutting-edge graphics technologies like XeSS 3 and breakthrough efficiency for longer unplugged play, Intel Arc G-Series proves that while others make tradeoffs, gamers don't have to." – Dan Rogers, Vice President and General Manager, PC Product, Client Computing Group
NVIDIA
At Computex 2026, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced the RTX Spark, a new Arm-based AI superchip developed in collaboration with MediaTek and Microsoft, designed to run personal AI agents locally on Windows laptops and compact desktops. It is designed for AI, creating and gaming, delivers up to 1 petaflop of AI performance, Blackwell RTX cores, industry-leading power efficiency, full-stack NVIDIA AI and graphics technology and up to 128GB of unified memory. NVIDIA and Microsoft collaborated to bring NVIDIA OpenShell runtime to Windows, built on MXC. Integrating MXC through OpenShell provides an easy-to-integrate package for developers to deploy autonomous, always-on agents safely. Beginning this fall, RTX Spark will power a full range of Windows laptops and small form factor desktop PCs, with Microsoft Surface, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and MSI. Jensen also announced the NVIDIA DGX Station for Windows, a deskside AI supercomputer powered by the GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip. It allows enterprise developers to run frontier AI models with up to 1 trillion parameters locally on Windows environments without cloud costs. [caption id="attachment_263879" align="alignnone" width="1024"]
Beginning this fall, NVIDIA RTX Spark will power a range of Windows laptops from Microsoft Surface, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and MSI, Surface RTX Spark Dev Box from Microsoft Surface, and small form factor desktop PCs from Acer, Asus, Dell, Gigabyte, HP, Lenovo and MSI. We're also introducing the NVIDIA DGX Station for Windows that puts a trillion-parameter AI supercomputer on every enterprise desk.[/caption]
Qualcomm
Ahead of Computex, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced the Snapdragon C Platform, a new entry-tier processor designed to make modern, responsive computing more accessible for students, families and small businesses. It delivers efficient performance with cool, quiet designs and all-day battery life. In tandem with Qualcomm’s announcement, Acer unveiled the Acer Aspire Go 15, expanding access to capable laptops at more affordable price points, becoming the first PC maker to announce a device powered by the new Snapdragon C processor. The company also introduced the Acer Swift Spin 14 AI, powered by Snapdragon X2 Elite or X2 Plus, delivering up to 80 TOPS of AI performance. ASUS announced the ASUS Ascent QN10, the world’s first AI mini PC powered by the Snapdragon X2 Elite platform, featuring an 80 TOPS NPU. The device supports intelligent, agentic AI experiences and expands Snapdragon X2 Elite into a new mini PC form factor. Together, these announcements highlight a significant leap in performance and AI capability while broadening Qualcomm Technologies’ compute portfolio across tiers and form factors.“As costs rise and customer expectations evolve, Snapdragon C brings together value-oriented computing, all-day battery life, AI capabilities and responsive performance in cool-quiet devices for expanded platform choice. We’re delivering modern computing experiences that help our ecosystem reach new audiences and expanding access to reliable, efficient technology for students, families, customer-facing small businesses and beyond.” - Kedar Kondap, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Compute and Gaming, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
“Acer’s announcements reflect the strength and breadth of the Snapdragon portfolio from premium AI experiences with the Snapdragon X2 Series to accessible, everyday computing with the new Snapdragon C Platform. Together, these platforms are helping expand the Windows ecosystem, while giving our partners new opportunities to reach more users.” - Nitin Kumar, VP, Product Management, SVP & GM, Compute and Gaming, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
