Security News > 2024 > February > AI PC shipments are expected to surpass 167 million units by 2027

Shipments of AI PCs - personal computers with specific system-on-a-chip capabilities designed to run generative AI tasks locally - are expected to grow from nearly 50 million units in 2024 to more than 167 million in 2027, according to IDC. Shipments of AI PCs. By the end of the forecast, IDC expects AI PCs will represent nearly 60% of all PC shipments worldwide.

"As we enter a new year, the hype around generative AI has reached a fever pitch, and the PC industry is running fast to capitalize on the expected benefits of bringing AI capabilities down from the cloud to the client," said Tom Mainelli, group VP, Devices and Consumer Research.

"Promises around enhanced user productivity via faster performance, plus lower inferencing costs, and the benefit of on-device privacy and security, have driven strong IT decision-maker interest in AI PCs. In 2024, we'll see AI PC shipments begin to ramp, and over the next few years, we expect the technology to move from niche to a majority," added Mainelli.

3 types of NPU-enabled AI PCs. Hardware-enabled AI PCs include an NPU that offers less than 40 tera operations per second performance and typically enables specific AI features within apps to run locally.

IDC believes shipments of next-generation AI PCs will be double that of hardware-enabled AI PCs by 2027.

Many of these AI PCs will be sold to commercial buyers, but consumers will have much to look forward to in the coming AI PC age, including potential improvements in PC gaming and digital content creation.

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