Copilot+ PCs are an entirely new class of Windows PCs powered today exclusively by Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus processors. These new devices feature a neural processing unit (NPU) capable of 45 trillion operations per second (TOPS), which unlocks new artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced experiences in Windows 11 and popular applications (apps).
In addition to powering the world’s fastest NPU for laptops, Snapdragon X Series processors also deliver unrivaled central processing unit (CPU) performance and battery efficiency — making it the most powerful, intelligent and efficient platform ever created for Windows in its class.
Understanding the benefits of this new class of PCs requires learning an entirely new terminology:
- What qualifies a Copilot+ PC?
Microsoft requires that all Copilot+ PCs offer an NPU with 40 TOPS, 16GB of memory and 256GB of storage. Snapdragon X Series processors meet and exceed these specs.
- What is an NPU?
An NPU, or neural processing unit, is a dedicated processor on a larger system on chip (SoC) designed specifically for accelerating neural network operations and AI tasks.
- What does TOPS mean?
The newly created metric used to measure AI’s incredible power and velocity, TOPS, or trillions of operations per second, gauges the total maximum achievable throughput for an NPU. Copilot+ PCs must deliver at least 40 NPU TOPS.
- What is “on-device AI”?
Capable of working in harmony with Cloud AI, on-device AI delivers a faster, more secure and highly optimized AI with computing power you can rely on all on your laptop.
Read the full blog to learn how to unlock all-new AI experiences that empower creativity and new ways of working.