AMD confirms Ryzen AI 300 PCs won't feature Copilot+ features at launch — will arrive via Windows Update later this year
AMD fans need to be a little bit more patient.
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AMD SVP and CMO John Taylor posted on LinkedIn that the Ryzen AI 300 chips the company showed at Computex 2024 targets will enable Copilot experiences later in 2024. Tom’s Hardware clarified with AMD that this means the features won't be available at launch.
“Yes, Copilot+ will come via a Windows Update later this year,” we were told. This means that laptops with the Ryzen AI processor won’t be Copilot+ certified at launch, so it cannot use features like Paint’s Cocreator, Restyle Image, or the Recall feature that Microsoft has delayed.
Microsoft launched its Copilot+ PCs in May, with Snapdragon X-powered laptops from Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, Samsung and Microsoft itself are landing on store shelves and shipping on June 18th. These Snapdragon-powered offerings are Copilot+ certified on launch, so buyers who choose these models will have access to Windows’ local AI features.
However, since AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 chips do not have Microsoft’s AI certification yet, users who pick this processor won’t enjoy those Copilot+ features, even though the Ryzen AI 300’s NPU offers 50 TOPS — which ismore than the 45 TOPS that the Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus outputs via their NPUs. Nevertheless, AMD says that the Copilot+ certification will arrive later this year, meaning these laptops will eventually get Windows’ AI features via a free Windows Update.
But even if the Ryzen AI 300 chip does not get the Microsoft Copilot+ branding at launch, you can still take advantage of the processor’s AI capabilities via third-party software. Apps like Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Blender, which are likely to take advantage of the Ryzen AI 300’s NPU core (Adobe and Blender are listed as ISV partners), will allow you to use their AI features on device — no need to connect a distant AI server.
Intel's Lunar Lake chips are also expected to be in laptops getting Copilot+ branding sometime this year, but we don't know the dates just yet.
AMD’s delayed Copilot+ certification might seem like big news, but with Recall undergoing testing instead of a wide rollout, you might not miss out on much. Sure, you won’t have local access to Cocreator or Restyle Image at launch, but you can substitute them with other online tools like Dall-E or Midjourney. And if you usually wait a few months before purchasing new tech, you’ll likely get Copilot+ features when you do buy an AMD Ryzen AI laptop, as it would most probably have this certification before 2024 ends.
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Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics.
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torka "AMD fans need to be a little bit more patient."Reply
Yeah, no. This is a good thing. I hope they delay it as long as possible -
Jagar123 These are things I did not want. Microsoft keeps ham-fisting features into Win11 and wonder why no one likes it. It's insane to watch.Reply -
NeoMorpheus And to clarify, this is done by MS, not AMD.Reply
But i’m not complaining, since i dont want those “features”. -
Alvar "Miles" Udell Why would I pay on the order of $750 for a new motherboard, RAM, and CPU for AI features I've no need for?Reply -
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And which ($750) motherboard, RAM and CPU would that be? - Ryzen AI (300)-series are laptop chips.Alvar Miles Udell said:Why would I pay on the order of $750 for a new motherboard, RAM, and CPU for AI features I've no need for?
Whether or not you'll have to pay any significant premium for those over comparable models with "non-AI" Zen 5 mobile chips remain to be seen. But so does this supposed fantastic laptop of yours in which you *don't* have to change motherboard (and RAM) to upgrade your CPU, as long as it "doesn't have AI" in it.
And in case you wanna refer to desktop CPUs and APUs with AI accellerators in them, those use the same AM5 motherboards and DDR5 RAM as any other "non-AI" chip of the current Zen 4 and next coming few generations (Zen 5, Zen 6).
If Intel desktop is more your jam it's not very much different there. If you want to upgrade to the coming Arrow Lake you are gonna need a new motherboard (new socket again, LGA1851 this time) and you're gonna need DDR5 RAM (no support for DDR4) - regardless of whether or not you get a CPU with AI accelerators onboard or not.
If you're using anything with DDR4 right now, then if you wanna upgrade to the new stuff from either Intel or AMD, you *will* have to buy both a new motherboard and new DDR5 RAM. But that has nothing to do with AI. It will be the same if you get a CPU or APU without AI. -
Alvar "Miles" Udell prollie said:And which ($750) motherboard, RAM and CPU would that be? - Ryzen AI (300)-series are laptop chips.
Whether or not you'll have to pay any significant premium for those over comparable models with "non-AI" Zen 5 mobile chips remain to be seen. But so does this supposed fantastic laptop of yours in which you *don't* have to change motherboard (and RAM) to upgrade your CPU, as long as it "doesn't have AI" in it.
And in case you wanna refer to desktop CPUs and APUs with AI accellerators in them, those use the same AM5 motherboards and DDR5 RAM as any other "non-AI" chip of the current Zen 4 and next coming few generations (Zen 5, Zen 6).
If Intel desktop is more your jam it's not very much different there. If you want to upgrade to the coming Arrow Lake you are gonna need a new motherboard (new socket again, LGA1851 this time) and you're gonna need DDR5 RAM (no support for DDR4) - regardless of whether or not you get a CPU with AI accelerators onboard or not.
If you're using anything with DDR4 right now, then if you wanna upgrade to the new stuff from either Intel or AMD, you *will* have to buy both a new motherboard and new DDR5 RAM. But that has nothing to do with AI. It will be the same if you get a CPU or APU without AI.
I was talking about desktop chips of course, but it applies to their laptop chips as well since both companies are heavily promoting their AI features with their NPUs: Why would I spend $750+ to upgrade my desktop, or potentially $1000+ on upgrading my laptop if Qualcomm laptops are anything to go by, on a system just for AI, because that's what they're all pushing. They may be betting on Windows 10 support ending and Windows 11 officially requiring Zen+ and newer to push upgrades, but I don't see any reason for people to upgrade -just- for AI and Copilot+ Certification.= -
Amdlova @Alvar "Miles" Udell with that amount of RAM you have. You need to get a 14700 and a ddr4 motherboard :DReply
I have here a 13600t with ddr4 and it's to good to be true. -
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I’m hoping this means that there will be no CoPilot key on the keyboard. I can choose the keyboard I want for my desktops, but finding a laptop without one might become very hard in a year or so.torka said:Yeah, no. This is a good thing. I hope they delay it as long as possible
Buy the laptops before they’re all infected with CoPilot! 😁 -
Alvar "Miles" Udell Amdlova said:@Alvar "Miles" Udell with that amount of RAM you have. You need to get a 14700 and a ddr4 motherboard :D
I have here a 13600t with ddr4 and it's to good to be true.
Unlike the 14700 all my 16 cores are proper ones, none of that little.BIG nonsense of Intel's 8+12.
But I maxed out my RAM while DDR4 was still cheap and I don't plan to upgrade for the foreseeable future, not as long as an RTX xx80 GPU has four figures in the price.