In 2023, just 5.5% of global computer shipments were AI PCs. By 2028, that number is expected to reach 93%.

What’s making it possible? Democratization. With more affordable options and increasingly powerful PCs, leading tech companies are prioritizing accessible AI solutions. BizTech sat down with Jennifer Smerud, global account manager at AMD, to learn more about the company’s evolving AI strategy.

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The Core Components of AI PCs

When it comes to AI PC adoption, Smerud says, business users frequently ask, “What is it, and what do I look for?”

“TOPS, trillion operations per second, is one important factor that people pay attention to,” says Smerud. “For example, Microsoft puts out a requirement that Copilot needs 40 TOPS. AMD and HP have products that go to 55 TOPS.”

While TOPS offers a useful snapshot of performance, that benchmark is ultimately shaped by the PC’s underlying architecture; specifically, the interplay between the central, graphics and neural processing units.

“It’s like having three brains,” says Smerud. “The CPU, the GPU and the NPU each has its own utilization. For example, any type of videoconferencing offloaded to the NPU helps free up battery power.”

However, NPUs are specifically designed for AI workloads, handling tasks such as meeting transcriptions, noise filtering and data analysis with greater speed.

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