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Oct 28, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

TPU vs NPU: How Specialized AI Chips Outperform GPUs

This article explains why specialized AI chips like Google's TPU and mobile NPUs are needed, details their architectures (systolic arrays, SoC integration), compares generations and vendors (Ascend, Cambricon, Edge TPU, Habana), and covers key metrics (TOPS, TOPS/W) and market landscape across training, inference, and edge.