The noise around AI in general and AI PCs in particular is quite significant these days, as everyone is trying to take advantage of the buzz word and present their products as AI-capable. Technically, 14% of PCs shipped globally in the second quarter contained a neural processing unit (NPU), formally making them AI PCs, reports Canalys.
The latest CPUs from AMD, Apple, Intel, and Qualcomm contain NPUs. As a result, 8.8 million AI-capable PCs were shipped in Q2 2024, comprising 14% of total PC shipments for the quarter, reports Canalys. As AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm ramp up production of their latest processors with NPUs, analysts believe shipments of AI-capable PCs are poised for rapid growth in the latter half of 2024 and into 2025.
