Dell stuffed an enterprise-grade NPU into its new Pro Max Plus laptop

Dell just announced the new Pro Max Plus laptop, which the company has stuffed with an enterprise-grade NPU. This makes it a top-tier choice for on-device AI applications.

The Pro Max Plus features the Qualcomm AI 100 PC Inference Card, making it the "world's first mobile workstation with an enterprise-grade discrete NPU." This NPU offers 32 AI-cores and 64GB of memory. This is enough to directly handle the type of large AI models that typically require the cloud to run.

A Qualcomm NPU.
Dell

We don't know anything else regarding traditional specs, but we do know that this will be one of many Pro Max Plus designs. The other models won't be quite as focused on advanced AI applications.

Dell says this laptop is primarily intended for "AI engineers and data scientists," and so it's held off on announcing pricing. Given the specs, it's likely to be way too expensive for traditional consumers. It's coming out later this year. 

A laptop.
Dell

The company also revealed new server designs and a new cooling system for these servers. Dell's PowerCool Enclosed Rear Door Heat Exchanger (eRDHx) is an alternative to standard rear door heat exchangers. Dell says it captures 100 percent of heat generated via a "self-contained airflow system." It also suggests it can reduce cooling energy costs by up to 60 percent when compared to current alternatives.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/dell-stuffed-an-enterprise-grade-npu-into-its-new-pro-max-plus-laptop-170043379.html?src=rss https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/dell-stuffed-an-enterprise-grade-npu-into-its-new-pro-max-plus-laptop-170043379.html?src=rss
Vytvořeno 12d | 19. 5. 2025 17:20:28


Chcete-li přidat komentář, přihlaste se

Ostatní příspěvky v této skupině

Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic is laying off over a dozen staff

Playtonic, the creators of Yooka-Laylee, is laying off some of its staff, the developer and publisher

30. 5. 2025 22:20:03 | Engadget
ExpressVPN review 2025: Fast speeds and a low learning curve

ExpressVPN is good at its job. It's easy

30. 5. 2025 19:50:17 | Engadget
Valorant is finally adding replays and upgrading to Unreal Engine 5

The hugely popular first-person shooter game Valorant is getting some long-awaited upgrades as the game approaches its 5-year anniversary. In the

30. 5. 2025 19:50:16 | Engadget
How to watch the Wholesome Direct showcase on June 7 at 12PM ET

Wholesome Direct, an annual showcase of cute and cozy games, is

30. 5. 2025 19:50:14 | Engadget
How to watch the Death Stranding 2 premiere event at Summer Game Fest

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach technically

30. 5. 2025 19:50:13 | Engadget
How to watch Summer Game Fest's kickoff stream

It's almost that time of year again. Summer Game Fest starts on June 6. The annual kickoff stream begins at 5PM ET on that dat

30. 5. 2025 19:50:12 | Engadget
ZeniMax QA workers win tentative union contract with Microsoft

After two years of negotiating, ZeniMax Workers United-CWA, the union representing quality assurance workers at ZeniMax Media, has reached a tentative union contract with

30. 5. 2025 19:50:11 | Engadget