Intel is relying on artificial intelligence to get back on its feet in a divided PC market: Not only is overall sales weakening, the competition hasn’t waited for the founder to push AI forward.
On December 14, Intel will launch the first processors with the Meteor Lake architecture, company CEO Pat Gelsinger announced. These are Core Ultra chips for laptops, in other words: the founder attacks from above. We don’t know when Core chips will be eligible for Meteor Lake’s innovations.
An AI chip in the Intel processor
This 14th generation architecture represents a real breakthrough for Intel: it is engraved in 7nm (a node logically called… “Intel 4”), which suffered several delays when turned on. This transition from 10 to 7 nm will allow on-chip Meteor Lake systems to gain performance and energy efficiency almost automatically.
Above all, Chips formed with this architecture integrate a Neural Processing Unit (NPU). This offloads the CPU and GPU from tasks related to artificial intelligence – such as photo processing or generating local AI images. It is no longer necessary to use online service servers.
Intel Core Ultra
This type of configuration is not new: ARM chips have long included an NPU in the smartphone sector. Apple calls this special chip the Neural Engine. So it was high time for Intel to get started…
The founder redesigned the Core range last June, making a clear distinction between Core chips on the one hand and Core Ultra on the other. The latter will benefit from the latest advances – like Meteor Lake – while the core models will have to wait until they are eligible.
Intel promises a leap forward in AI for its 14th generation Core processors
Source: Intel