As it always does with every new generation of product, Intel says VPUs and Meteor Lake are a huge change to everything about the PC that will make the devices even more compelling, make the world a better place, and represent a revolution.after a pandemic-induced pop.
Intel hopes AI on the desktop, either quietly embedded in applications or in dedicated apps like Stable Diffusion running locally, will mean demand for VPU-infused Meteor Lake SoCs turn things around.Curiously, Intel announced VPUs in Meteor Lake twice in a week. First it about the presence of VPUs in the platform at Microsoft’s Build conference. Ahead of Computex it dropped news that all Meteor Lake product will include the accelerator.decided to use Computex to reveal the new branding it plans to deploy when Meteor Lake debuts, and which will drop the “Core” brand for something else.
Intel used to make a big splash at the annual conference, to acknowledge Taiwan’s contribution to the company and importance to the whole PC ecosystem. At this Computex, the first full-scale physical incarnation of the event for four years, Chipzilla’s hard to find and is relying on a partly reheated announcement.