Computex In the emerging world of AI computing, everything eventually boils down to TOPS: How many trillions of byte-sized operations can your neural processing units (NPUs), GPUs, and/or CPUs handle.
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In an attempt to define the market, Microsoft has set the bar at 40 TOPS to earn its designation as a "Copilot+ PC" that can take advantage of its AI bells and whistles – like its controversial Recall feature – being baked into Windows. So far, Qualcomm and AMD have announced processors that meet that benchmark.
At Computex on Tuesday, Intel revealed a wealth of information about its upcoming Lunar Lake mobile processors — including how it's pushing its NPU to join the Copilot+ club.
Intel started integrating NPUs into its mobile processors with the launch of Meteor Lake processors back in December 2023. Intel refers to the NPU's Meteor Lake silicon as "NPU 3" and it was able to clock out at roughly 11.5 TOPS – well below Microsoft's goals.
