Fact · Dictation on Windows
40TOPS (trillion operations per second)
Microsoft says many of the new Windows AI features require a neural processing unit that can run at 40 or more trillion operations per second (TOPS), the defining hardware of Copilot+ PCs.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Many of the new Windows AI features require an NPU with the ability to run at 40+ TOPS”
Copilot+ PCs developer guide (NPU devices), Microsoft, Microsoft Learn, 2026, NPU Prerequisites.
Open the original- What it measures
- Fluid dictation is one of the Copilot+ PC features that depend on this class of hardware.
- What it does not show
- TOPS is a peak-throughput figure from the chip maker and does not measure dictation accuracy.
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