
"Rapid Rise: AI-Powered PCs Set to Dominate 60% of PC Shipments by 2027"
IDC forecasts that AI PCs, equipped with neural processing units (NPUs) for efficient AI task processing, will make up nearly 60% of all PC shipments by 2027, with shipments expected to grow from 50 million units in 2024 to over 167 million. These AI PCs are categorized based on NPU performance, with some already available and others expected in the future, and are designed to run generative AI tasks locally, offering specific AI features within apps and enabling persistent and pervasive AI capabilities in the operating system and apps.
