Microsoft Copilot Plus features won't be available on Intel Lunar Lake and AMD Strix Point laptops at launch

Microsoft Copilot Plus suite, which brings a good number of new AI features, will remain exclusive to the Snapdragon X series laptops at launch. That means you can only enjoy those features on a laptop with Qualcomm's new ARM processors on June 18.

The currently available AMD Hawk Point and Intel Meteor Lake systems are not officially getting the AI features because of the NPU requirement. As Microsoft describes, the Copilot Plus AI features require an NPU with at least 40 TOPs of AI performance. The good part is that the next-gen processors from both companies meet this requirement.

To be specific, the NPU inside the AMD Strix Point processors can deliver up to 50 TOPs, while the Intel Lunar Lake NPU can offer up to 48 TOPs of AI performance. But even after meeting the requirement, they won't be getting the Copilot Plus features at launch.

Thomas Hannaford from Intel says, "Lunar Lake will get the Copilot Plus experiences via an update when available." These new processors are expected to launch in Q3 2024. AMD Strix Point CPUs are expected to be available by August, but as Matthew Hurwitz from the company says, the expected timeline for the new AI features to land on new AMD laptops is by the end of 2024.

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