Microsoft has announced that its Copilot+ AI features will be available for PCs with Intel’s 200V processors and AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series chips starting November 2024. The move ends Qualcomm’s exclusive period which started in June with their Snapdragon X Elite-powered devices.
Enhanced AI Offerings
The Copilot+ AI suite introduces multiple advanced tools. Key features include Live Captions for real-time subtitles and translations, and Cocreator in Paint, a prompt-based image creation tool. Windows Studio Effects offers photo enhancements like background blurring and eye contact correction, while Auto Super Resolution improves gaming visuals and frame rates without sacrificing performance.
Unveiled in Germany, Intel’s 200V series processors come with a neural processing unit (NPU) capable of 48 tera operations per second (TOPS) for local AI processing. They offer up to 32GB onboard memory and are promoted for their energy efficiency with a 50 percent reduction in on-package power use.
Insights into AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 Series
AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series, which debuted earlier this summer, will also support Copilot+ features. These chips provide up to 50 TOPS for AI tasks and a 16 percent boost in overall performance compared to previous models. The update for eligible Intel and AMD devices running the latest Windows version will be free.
Pavan Davuluri, leading Windows and devices at Microsoft, confirmed the eligibility of devices with Intel Core Ultra 200V and AMD Ryzen AI 300 series processors for the update starting in November.
It has not all been smooth sailing for Copilot+ PCs. Today I reported on a lack of gaming performance on top titles, despite the specifications of the hardware. Yet, these devices are experiencing notable issues with running many well-known video games, mainly due to their use of Qualcomm chips based on the Arm architecture instead of the more common Intel x86 chips.
Last Updated on November 7, 2024 2:58 pm CET
