What Is an AI PC? AI PC Explained - Meet the ASUS AI Laptops

Jul 22, 2024

How do AI PCs make your everyday easier and why should you get one? This article will help provide a clearer idea of different AI PC capabilities. ASUS has introduced an array of groundbreaking AI PCs that we categorize as Everyday AI PCs, Next Gen AI PCs, and Advanced AI PCs. Read on to learn more about these powerful AI PCs and discover the type that might fit your needs best.

AI PCs boost productivity, creativity, gaming, and everyday experiences with artificial intelligence features. They come with a CPU and a GPU with AI acceleration capabilities. Most importantly, AI PCs come with a neural processing unit (NPU) which handles high computational AI demands at lower power and enhances efficiency of running AI workloads. All these components allow users to run AI tasks locally on the AI PC instead of on the cloud.

Trillions of operations per second, or TOPS, is a popular metric for measuring the performance of AI PCs, based on their components. It’s a good idea to choose your AI PC based on the TOPS it’s competent of to meet usage purposes. ASUS offers AI PCs of different power levels for casual everyday tasks, productivity-oriented workloads, and creativity features that require heavier AI computing.

Everyday ASUS AI PC options include Zenbook 14 OLED, Zenbook DUO, and ASUS Vivobook S 14/15/16 in the ASUS Vivobook S series laptops. The perks of Everyday AI PCs are that they are thin and light, include AI acceleration components for everyday tasks, and are powerful enough to process basic AI features locally.

The NPUs in these Everyday AI PCs usually provide at least 11 TOPS of AI processing power and can power handy features such as Windows Studio Effects, ASUS Adaptive Dimming and Lock, or ASUS Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation. If you’re looking to work with your laptop on the go, use it to answer basic questions possibly with Copilot, or to enjoy better meeting experiences, then an Everyday AI PC might be the right option for you.

Offering higher TOPS provided by dedicated NPUs, Next Gen AI PCs can locally process AI tasks that require more complex calculations, and they can do so with lower response times. Next Gen AI PCs powered by Qualcomm® Snapdragon® X Elite and X Plus processors include ASUS Vivobook S 15 and ProArt PZ13 laptops, both providing a 45 TOPS NPU. Options powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI processors include Zenbook S 16 and ASUS Vivobook 14/15/16 in the ASUS Vivobook S series, all providing a 50 TOPS NPU.

Examples of AI-supported features that Next Gen AI PCs can run smoothly include Copilot+ PC tools such as Cocreator, Live Captions, and Windows Studio Effects. Cocreator allows you to sketch drafts and generate complete artworks in real time with AI, Live Captions displays subtitles of meetings or videos in multiple languages, and new updated features in Windows Studio Effects allow users to apply various effects during live video calls – and all this is supported by AI processing on Next Gen AI PCs!

StoryCube is another useful application powered by AI that Next Gen AI PCs can handle with ease. StoryCube is a One-Stop AI Media Hub developed by ASUS. It enables users to easily import from different devices, sort them using AI, and even make simple highlight videos while organizing media files or assets. Identified faces and scenes such as snowboarding, hiking, surfing, etc. can be instantly recognized with AI and results are presented in an intuitive manner for more efficient file arrangement.

Now that you have an idea of what Everyday AI PCs and Next Gen AI PCs are, let’s summarize their differences for a clearer comparison. When it comes to AI processing power, Next Gen AI PCs provide stronger capabilities, and they can handle heavier AI tasks on device. This means better information privacy for the data you share to AI software, since it only exists and is processed on your laptop. This is especially important when using applications such as StoryCube where many files are imported and processed by AI. In addition, you can also expect less latency of processing AI workloads on Next Gen AI PCs.

You can also use AI software on the cloud with Everyday AI PCs. This helps make up for the fact that they do not independently provide as many TOPS. Although Everyday AI PCs may not be suited for processing heavy AI, they are powerful enough to handle basic AI tasks, they also cost less and there are typically fewer subscription fees to pay in order to enjoy AI features.

Advanced AI PCs built for powering advanced AI include NVIDIA® Studio-validated ProArt P16 and ProArt PX13 for creators, and Zephyrus G16 and TUF Gaming A14/A16 for gamers. Components in these Advanced AI PCs are very powerful. For instance, the ProArt P16 is powered by NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 series GPU options that provide robust graphics plus an impressive 321 TOPS AI performance. The ProArt P16 also features an AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370 processor of up to 80 TOPS, including a 50 TOPS dedicated NPU. All of this power means that users can process heavy weight AI workloads and enjoy elevated gaming and creation experiences using AI software.

MuseTree is a new ASUS tool powered by AI. With it, users can turn sketches into artworks with several variations to choose from in just moments – and it’s unlimited and free! This type of sketch-to-image processing can be completed on device with Advanced AI PCs.

When it comes to elevated gaming with Advanced AI PCs, NVIDIA has released an array of intelligent software solutions that require AI processing, revolutionizing the norm of gaming. NVIDIA ACE allows users to switch up conversations and tailor dialogue styles with gaming characters, providing unexpected surprises and sparks while gaming. NVIDIA DLSS uses AI to generate additional frames and improves image quality as a result. With this technology, GeForce RTX™ AI GPUs can use AI to create additional pixels for intensive ray-traced scenes, providing gamers with brilliant visuals and impressive responsiveness. What’s even more mind blowing is that you could use NVIDIA Project G-Assist, which can be run on device. You can use it as your personal assistant in games or with apps. After NVIDIA Project G-Assist learns the game or app, you can ask it questions while gaming or using the app. For instance, you could ask it how to proceed in the game or what an unknown object is.

When it comes to productivity, users can utilize cutting-edge AI software such as RTX chat on their Advanced AI PCs for immediate organization or information analysis. You can ask RTX chat to summarize or ask questions about a video from YouTube just by inserting the link in RTX chat, or you could link RTX chat to folders or documents on your device and do instant queries. It’s offline, private, and fast. All this is performed by utilizing the max performance of NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ GPUs.

Developing and working with data is made easier with state-of-the-art AI software run on Advanced AI PCs. RTX AI Tool Kit offers tools and SDKs that help app developers customize, optimize, and deploy AI models to Windows apps, offering a faster and more efficient workflow for creating AI features to be applied to existing software.

AI is quickly developing, and its effects will be felt in almost all aspects of life. To harness its power and utilize it to make daily routines, gaming, creating, and working easier, AI PCs are ready and available now. Click the button below to browse the catalogue of ASUS AI PCs!