Introducing Copilot+ PCs

18/06/2024 | Laptop PC

Microsoft has introduced the world to a new category of Windows PCs designed for AI, Copilot+ PCs. Copilot+ PCs are the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever built. With powerful new silicon capable of an incredible 40+ TOPS (trillion operations per second), all–day battery life [4] and access to the most advanced AI models, Copilot+ PCs will enable you to do things you can’t on any other PC.

What qualifies as a Copilot+ PC?

These are the minimum requirements all Windows 11 laptops must reach to be certified as Copilot+ PC:

NPU with 40+ TOPs peak performance (Trillions of Operations Per second)
16 GB minimum Memory
256 GB minimum Storage

What is NPU?

A new era of Al calls for a new processor. Meet the Neural Processing Unit, NPU for short. A new processor designed to transform your PC into Next Generation Technology.

With an architecture that simulates the human brain's neural network, an NPU can process massive amounts of data in parallel and perform trillions of operations per second. Compared to a CPU or GPU it's way more efficient at handling specialized Al tasks while consuming less power. When combined with machine learning NPUs present a world of powerful new possibilities. Built specifically to handle Al tasks so your CPU and GPU can focus on what they do best. NPU allow for lightning-fast high bandwidth Al in real time, from recognizing voice commands to helping you create visual content with the click of a button. An NPU works in the background for a reimagine PC that speeds up your tasks and boosts your creative output.

What are the advantages of Copilot+ PCs using Qualcomm's Snapdragon® X processors?

The new Copilot+ PCs that will begin to launch on June 18 comes with Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus, offering game-changing CPU, GPU, and NPU performance, and incredibility power efficiency with leading battery life. It is built for AI with supercharged new experiences and features, as well as the most modern and advanced mobile technologies to make the PC experience ‘smart’. Snapdragon ARM processors are incredibly power-efficient and cool. The benefits Snapdragon X Series chips has for Copilot+ PCs are incredible. Battery life is up to 2x longer when compared to previous generations of Windows laptops. That is truly all-day battery life. The NPU in the Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus processors are capable of 45 Trillion operations per second. That gives it 4.5x more processing than a comparable x86 chip capable of 10 Trillions Operations per second. It’s truly a generational leap.

What are the unique AI experience for Copilot+ PCs?

Accelerate your productivity and creativity with these advanced Windows 11 AI PC hero experiences [1]. The following features require the installation of Windows updates on June 18, 2024.

Recall [2]

Revisit anything you’ve done on your PC.
Just describe how you remember something, and Recall will retrieve the moment you saw it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maC9iZMaAlM

Paint Cocreator [5]

Provide text or drawing prompts for Cocreator
Then, you can tell Cocreator what content you want and its style.
It will then generate an image based on your drawing and prompts!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEd3YbCeXYk

Windows Studio Effects

When presentation matters, turn on Windows Studio Effects.
Studio Effects automatically improves lighting and cancels noises during video calls.
You can also blur distractions in the background during video calls.

Windows Live Captions [3]

Automatically translate more than 40 languages including Chinese into English.
Live or recorded audio on any application or video platform can be translated instantly.
This function can also be implemented when offline.

* Pre-release screen shown; subject to change.

[1] Availability of Copilot+ PC features varies by device and market.

[2] Optimized for select languages (English, Chinese (simplified), French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. Content-based and storage limitations apply. See https://aka.ms/copilotpluspcs.

[3] Currently supports translation for video and audio subtitles into English from 40+ languages. See https://aka.ms/copilotpluspcs.

[4] Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. See device manufacturer web site for more information.

[5] Optimized for English text prompts. See aka.ms/copilotpluspcs