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I found 7 unique Windows apps that run AI tasks locally using an NPU

Microsoft made a big deal about the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) when it first unveiled Copilot+ PCs in 2024. The specialized piece of hardware is key to running AI tasks locally with more efficiency, ...
PC World

AI PCs rely on NPUs. So what exactly are these newfangled chips?

CPUs and GPUs are old news. These days, the cutting edge is all about NPUs, and hardware manufacturers are talking up NPU performance. The NPU is a computer component designed to accelerate AI tasks ...
TweakTown

ASUS explains what the Xbox Ally X's new NPU actually does

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. ASUS clears up some of the confusion around the Xbox Ally X's new Neural Processing Unit (NPU), giving clear examples of how the new chips will actually ...
XDA Developers

The hidden cost of 'AI PCs': Is the NPU actually doing anything for you?

Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming hardware, she's covered just about everything. Whether it's ...
PC World

The great NPU failure: Two years later, local AI is still all about GPUs

Local AI tools are more powerful than ever, but most of the magic ain't happening on NPUs—much to Microsoft's disappointment, I'm sure. For the last few years, the term “AI PC” has basically meant ...