Tech Desk 
Jun 05, 2024
Computex 2024 is finally kicking off, and we're already seeing the much-awaited announcements of the latest laptops and other AI-powered devices from Intel, AMD, Nvidia, MSI, Asus, and more.
With an improved AI processor, better power efficiency, and faster performance, Intel has announced its latest processor series, Lunar Lake, which promises to revolutionise the way you experience AI on your devices.
Intel's Lunar Lake series marks a major milestone in AI computing, boasting enhanced AI capabilities, improved power efficiency, and faster performance.
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The new system-on-a-chip (SoC) features a hybrid core architecture, including Lion Cove performance cores and Skymont efficiency cores. This innovative design improves performance significantly while maintaining the same power consumption as existing Intel Core Ultra chips.
Key specifications
The Lunar Lake series NPU is equipped with a 4x increase in processing power, delivering up to 48 TOPS (trillion operations per second). This enhancement enables faster and more efficient AI processing, making it ideal for AI-rich tasks.
Additionally, the next-generation Intel Arc GPU, based on the Arc Battlemage architecture, promises up to 50% better graphics performance compared to Meteor Lake's Arc Alchemist-based architecture.
The chip also has on-chip memory for fast memory access and a small footprint. With up to 40% less SoC power, Lunar Lake is expected to improve battery life in laptops. The new performance cores (P-cores) and efficient cores (E-cores) provide significant performance and energy efficiency improvements, making them an attractive option for gamers and content creators.
Intel's Lunar Lake series meets the minimum requirements for Microsoft's Copilot+ PC standards, including more than 40 trillion operations per second for its NPU (TOPS) and 16GB of memory. With over 80 different AI PC designs from 20 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Lunar Lake is poised to drive innovation and growth across a variety of industries.
