ASUS unveiled the palm-sized Ascent QN10 mini PC powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite featuring a 65 TOPS dedicated NPU consuming just 35W. ✓ Ultra-compact 0.6-liter desk footprint; ✓ 65 TOPS neura…
💻 Ultra-small form factor: The Ascent QN10 measures 0.6 liters in volume, cooled by a whisper-quiet blower drawing merely 35W peak power.
: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite
: 65 TOPS FP16/INT8
: 35W under full synthetic load
: Dual USB4 40 Gbps, Wi-Fi 7
ASUS unveiled the palm-sized Ascent QN10 mini PC powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite featuring a 65 TOPS dedicated NPU consuming just 35W. ✓ Ultra-compact 0.6-liter desk footprint; ✓ 65 TOPS neural processing engine at 35W TDP; ✓ Runs local language and vision models fully air-gapped.
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