Microsoft started testing Paint Cocreator, an AI-powered feature in September last year. The company this week published system requirements alongside a useful guide on how to use the feature.
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PowerColor decided to give neural processing units in modern processors another purpose and make them work to reduce power GPU power consumption by up to an impressive 22% in certain games.
GEEKOM is back with the brand new A8 Mini PC featuring a Ryzen 8040 series "Hawk Point" processor with an NPU that currently isn't even supported in Windows 11. We take it for a spin.
The AMD Ryzen 7 NPU-powered A7 Mini PC comes with 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, a 2TB SSD, and 32GB of DDR5-5600MT/s memory. Best of all, you can score one of these with a $200 discount.
If you recently purchased a new Windows PC and are now wondering whether it is "AI-Enabled" or not, Dell has the answer. The company explained how to identify "AI-Enabled" Windows PCs.
The analyst company Canalys is predicting that AI-capable PCs will make up 40% of PC shipments in 2025. It said these PCs will also be about 10-15% more expensive than other computers.
Microsoft recently added NPU reading support on Windows' Task Manager for Intel PCs. And for those of you wondering about AMD, the same will soon be happening on the Red team's side as well.
Microsoft has released a developer preview of its DirectML 1.13.1 API. It adds Neural Processor Unit (NPU) support, specifically for Intel's Core Ultra CPUs which have integrated NPU chips
Acer has introduced its new PCs with Intel Core Ultra processors and AI-supported features, including Swift Go 14, Swift Go 16, and Swift X 14, which will be available starting as soon as February.
At its Intel Innovation event, the company announced that its first Core Ultra CPUs, previously known as Meteor Lake, will officially launch on December 14. It will include an AI-based NPU chip.
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The unconfirmed report claims that Microsoft wants to integrate NPUs inside its future Surface PCs in order to improve performance for AI and machine learning programs in those devices.
Samsung has announced that it will begin mass producing the new Exynos 980 processor by the end of the year. It's notable because it's the first AI-ready chip from Samsung with integrated 5G.
Samsung has announced its plans for neural processing units in the next decade. It hopes to create 2,000 new jobs by 2030 in order to deliver the new NPUs which will power future AI applications.
