On-device AI with the NPU
Copilot+ PCs need a 40+ TOPS neural processor — every Snapdragon X has one
Snapdragon X laptops were the first Copilot+ PCs. Their neural processing unit runs AI features locally, without sending data to the cloud and without draining the battery the way a CPU or GPU would.
Key points
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Windows features
Recall, Click to Do, Live Captions translation, Studio Effects and the improved Windows Search all run on the NPU.
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45 to 80 TOPS
First-generation Snapdragon X chips deliver 45 TOPS; Snapdragon X2 raises that to 80.
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Open to apps
Developers can target the NPU through Windows ML and ONNX Runtime.