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Dell unveils Pro Max 16 Plus laptop with Discrete NPU: 5 things to know

The Dell Pro Max 16 Plus debuts with an enterprise-grade discrete NPU, enabling datacenter-level AI performance directly on-device for faster, private, and reliable inferencing across professional workloads.

MC Tech Desk | November 26, 2025 / 22:07 IST
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Dell launches the Pro Max 16 Plus with an enterprise-grade discrete NPU, powered by the Qualcomm AI 100 PC Inference Card, bringing datacenter-level inferencing capabilities directly to a mobile workstation.
Dell launches the Pro Max 16 Plus with an enterprise-grade discrete NPU, powered by the Qualcomm AI 100 PC Inference Card, bringing datacenter-level inferencing capabilities directly to a mobile workstation.
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The workstation features a dual-NPU architecture with 64GB of dedicated AI memory, enabling high-fidelity FP16 performance and support for very large AI models — up to roughly 120 billion parameters — all processed locally on-device.
The workstation features a dual-NPU architecture with 64GB of dedicated AI memory, enabling high-fidelity FP16 performance and support for very large AI models — up to roughly 120 billion parameters — all processed locally on-device.
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On-device inferencing removes dependence on the cloud, offering real-time AI performance, lower latency, better reliability in offline or air-gapped environments, and complete data sovereignty for sensitive workflows.
On-device inferencing removes dependence on the cloud, offering real-time AI performance, lower latency, better reliability in offline or air-gapped environments, and complete data sovereignty for sensitive workflows.
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Industries such as healthcare, finance, government, engineering, and research benefit most, as the device allows secure diagnostics, confidential analytics, fraud detection, legal document handling, robotics simulations, and real-time computer-vision tasks without sending data off-device.
Industries such as healthcare, finance, government, engineering, and research benefit most, as the device allows secure diagnostics, confidential analytics, fraud detection, legal document handling, robotics simulations, and real-time computer-vision tasks without sending data off-device.
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Dell positions the Pro Max 16 Plus as a new class of portable AI workstation, emphasizing predictable cost (no cloud inference fees), strong privacy, Windows/Linux flexibility, and the ability to deliver “edge server power in a backpack.”
Dell positions the Pro Max 16 Plus as a new class of portable AI workstation, emphasizing predictable cost (no cloud inference fees), strong privacy, Windows/Linux flexibility, and the ability to deliver “edge server power in a backpack.”

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