recent,AI PC shipments are growing rapidly, thanks in large part to the combined efforts of chipmakers like Qualcomm, Intel and AMD.
These companies are pushing PCs with Neural Processing Units (NPUs) into the mainstream, allowing the computing power of AI to be realized directly on PCs. In addition to the consumer market, businesses and developers are also actively looking to update their PCs, making this upgrade cycle one of the largest in history.
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Intel says that AI PCs will significantly improve the everyday experience and represent a fundamental shift in how we operate our computers. Lenovo executives believe that AI can personalize the user experience and, once widely adopted, will bring huge productivity gains.
AMD also believes that AI is the biggest change to the PC market since the Internet, delivering unprecedented productivity and usability gains. Qualcomm's CEO even compared the transformative nature of AI PCs to Windows 95, saying it is changing the way we interact with computers.
It is predicted that over 50 million AI PCs are expected to be sold in the next year, a boom that stems largely from the strong demand for technology-driven devices such as ChatGPT.
As technology evolves, the performance of existing PCs is failing to meet the demand for AI in edge computing, and new PCs equipped with NPUs can perform more than 40 trillion operations per second, which will enable millions of users to experience true AI capabilities.
In the 2024 market outlook, AI PCs are expected to ship 44 million units, accounting for 17% of the overall PC market.AI PC shipments are expected to grow 1,341 TP3T year-over-year to 103 million units by 2025, accounting for nearly 401 TP3T of the overall market.Industry insiders, the business market will be the main driver of AI PC growth, especially as demand for new PCs from enterprises will surge ahead of the upcoming Windows update.
On the competitive side, companies like Qualcomm, Intel and AMD are stepping up their game to compete for market share. Qualcomm is launching sub $700 Snapdragon chips to cater to the lower budget market, while Intel and AMD plan to launch more powerful chips to meet the competition.The future of AI PCs is promising, especially with the commercial market.