Microsoft's Copilot Plus features, initially available on special laptops, could potentially make their way to desktop PCs with Intel refreshing its Arrow Lake desktop CPUs later this year.
Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh is expected to feature a more advanced NPU to meet the Copilot Plus features' requirements, including higher clock speeds and improved capabilities.
The new NPU design in the Arrow Lake Refresh will likely move the existing Core Ultra 200 lineup to the newer 'NPU 4' design, providing true desktop PCs with a capable NPU for AI features.
Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs had faced challenges in gaming performance compared to previous models, with improvements planned for the next generation Nova Lake CPUs in 2026 to compete more effectively in this aspect.