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Microsoft’s new AI hub highlights apps that support NPUs – Computerworld
The NPU is an ancillary chip to a computer’s CPU and GPU, and is more power efficient when running generative AI (genAI)-based tasks such as image recognition, content creation, and voice transcription. “The NPU’s ability to offload these tasks from the CPU and GPU allows for faster, more efficient operation of the entire system,” Microsoft said. Microsoft introduced Copilot+ PCs…
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PCs with NPUs tweaked for AI now account for one of every five PCs shipped, says Canalys – Computerworld
“Copilot+ PCs equipped with Snapdragon X series chips enjoyed their first full quarter of availability, while AMD brought Ryzen AI 300 products to the market, and Intel officially launched its Lunar Lake series,” said Ishan Dutt, principal analyst at Canalys. “However, both x86 chipset vendors are still awaiting Copilot+ PC support for their offerings from Microsoft, which is expected to…
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