PowerColor decided to give neural processing units in modern processors another purpose and make them work to reduce power GPU power consumption by up to an impressive 22% in certain games.
PowerColor has come up with an interesting use for neural processing units (NPUs) in modern CPUs. At Computex 2024, it displayed so-called « Edge AI » technology that pairs a graphics card with an NPU to lower power consumption in games.
The thing works by linking an AMD graphics card with a neural processing unit via « PowerColor GUI, » resulting in rather impressive efficiency gains. The manufacturer claims Edge AI managed to lower power consumption in Cyberpunk 2077 from 263W to 205W, which is a 22% improvement. In Final Fantasy XV, the result was also impressive at 18%.
