Intels latest chips boast big performance gains, but never mind any of that.
The company said these new chips are optimized to power AI models.
Part of that is the Intel AI Boost, which is the integrated neural processor engine for Intel chips.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger used the term ‘augmented intelligence’ as a way to soften the controversy surrounding AI.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
He declared this was the dawn of the AI PC.
What does that mean exactly?
In a hardware sense, it means every chip the company makes moving forward will have a dedicated NPU.
The Intel Core Ultra’s NPU can take up some tasks like Zoom’s automatic background image blur.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
That doesnt mean Intel wont immediately hop on the AI gravy train.
The company said it plans to have its chips inside 100 million AI PCs by 2025.
Just how AI-capable are the new Ultra Series chips?
Intel promised three times better performance on the new Intel Core Ultra chips running XeSS compared to the last Meteor Lake CPUs.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
A quick shorthand for PC performance relies on a few things.
First, you look at the CPU, GPU, and memory.
Intel showed Gizmodo how Zooms background blurring feature can be handled on the integrated GPU and on the NPU.
Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
This frees up both the CPU and graphics processor for other tasks.
Starting in arch next year, that laptop will be available, retailing for $1,500 base.
But how much of a difference will regular users see on a new AI PC versus their old laptops?
In the end, it is not much past the usual marginal power upgrades.
At this point, the whole AI PC will mean less than it does now.
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