Heard of DeepSeek R1? Microsoft’s latest move is to bring distilled versions of DeepSeek R1 to Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs. It will allow developers to work on AI features that will run super efficiently on-device. Here’s everything you need to know about DeepSeek and its first AI model.
Microsoft has announced that it will soon offer developers the tools to build AI apps. For those unfamiliar, the DeepSeek R1-based AI features on Copilot+ PCs won’t require an internet connection to function. It also reduces concerns about data privacy as the user data will no longer need to be uploaded to the cloud for processing.
Here’s the rollout plan
Although the company hasn’t released an exact timeline yet, they have at least shared some details about it. The relatively new Snapdragon X-powered devices will be the first to run DeepSeek R1-based features, with Intel and AMD systems joining the party later. It’s not surprising though, as the Snapdragon X chips bring much more capable and power-efficient NPUs to consumer-grade devices.
Microsoft will start with “DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B”. The first wave of devices to get this upgrade are those powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus and X Elite chips. Think sleek laptops from brands like Asus, Lenovo, Dell, HP, and Acer. These devices already pack NPUs with 45 TOPS (that’s a lot of AI muscle), so they’re perfect for handling these new models.
Intel’s Core Ultra 200V devices are next in line, followed by AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series. Interestingly, AMD’s already dropped some guides for DeepSeek R1 Distill, even for their older Ryzen 8040/7040 chips. Sure, those older chips don’t have the same NPU firepower as the newer ones, but hey, it’s nice to see AMD keeping things inclusive.
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