Dell launches Pro Max 16 Plus mobile workstation with enterprise-grade discrete NPU for on-device AI

Dell has unveiled the Pro Max 16 Plus, a mobile workstation built to deliver datacentre-class AI inferencing directly on-device — eliminating dependence on the cloud for processing speed, privacy and cost efficiency. The device is the first mobile workstation to feature an enterprise-grade discrete NPU, powered by the Qualcomm AI 100 PC Inference Card, bringing high-fidelity FP16 performance traditionally found in server environments to a portable form factor.

The Pro Max 16 Plus is designed for professionals who rely on AI in time-critical and data-sensitive sectors — including healthcare, finance, government, engineering and field research. By running AI models locally rather than offloading workloads to the cloud, the device addresses growing demands for low latency, airtight data privacy, predictable costs and operational agility.

At the core of the workstation is a dual-NPU architecture, featuring two AI-100 NPUs on a single card with 64 GB of dedicated AI memory engineered ...