Performance Per Watt

Why a 20x Power Gap Decides Your Edge AI Chip: NPU vs. GPU, and How to Choose

Choosing the right edge AI hardware hinges on a critical 20x performance-per-watt gap between specialized NPUs and general-purpose GPUs. This article compares NPU, GPU, and FPGA architectures across power, latency, and cost to help you match hardware to your application's binding constraints.