Windows 11’s AI Explorer May Be Exclusive to Snapdragon X Elite PCs
Apr. 18, 2024One of the most anticipatedfeatures of Windows 11 24H2is AI Explorer which can ingest everything you do on your PC including files, documents, interactions, etc., and make it asearchable memory. You can find key information on your PC using natural language prompts. And now, according to anX user(Albacore/@thebookisclosed), it seems the feature will be exclusive to ARM PCs.
The Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26100, said to be the final RTM (Release to manufacturing) build going to OEMs, has code snippets that show the requirements for the AI Explorer feature. For AI Explorer to work, the PC must have anARM64 CPU, 16GB of RAM, 225GB (or higher) of total storage, and the Snapdragon X Elite NPU (QCOM0D0A).
It means that upcoming Windows laptops, powered by the Snapdragon X Elite SoC, can only deliver the AI Explorer feature. PCs featuringIntel and AMD processorswon’t offer the much-anticipated feature. We already know that the Snapdragon X Elite has a powerful NPU that can collectively perform 75 trillion operations per second (TOPS).
In contrast, Intel’s and AMD’s NPUs can’t match the performance of SD X Elite, delivering only up to34 TOPS and 38 TOPS, respectively. So for a trueAI PCexperience, you might have to opt for a Snapdragon X Elite PC. Thankfully, the leak suggests that Snapdragon X Elite-powered laptops will have at least 16GB of RAM which is great.
Not to mention, Microsoft isholding an event on May 20where the company will announce newSurface laptopswith the Snapdragon X Elite chipset. So expect announcements on Windows 11 24H2, new AI experiences like AI Explorer, and of course, new Surface devices.
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