Qualcomm Discrete NPU Spotted at in Dell Pro Max Plus laptop at DTW
➀ Dell showcased a prototype Pro Max Plus laptop with Qualcomm's discrete Cloud AI 100 NPU at its 2025 Tech World event, replacing traditional dGPUs for AI tasks;
➁ The dual NPU configuration offers 64GB unified memory, enabling local execution of 109-billion-parameter models like Llama 4 Scout, outperforming NVIDIA GPUs in memory capacity and power efficiency;
➂ This solution integrates with Dell's Pro AI Studio software, targeting developers needing mobile AI acceleration, potentially challenging NVIDIA's CUDA ecosystem and AMD's integrated NPU solutions.