Is GNA Intel's Implementation Of A Neural Processing Unit?

[Phlox]

Recently got a Core i5-11400 processor, and looking at its specs in Ark, I noticed it has some features related to Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning...

One of them is the GNA - Gaussian & Neural Accelerator.

Is this Intel's Neural Processing Unit?

[DeividA_Intel]

Hello Phlox,  

Thank you for posting on the Intel® communities. I understand that you have some inquiries about your Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Processor.

Based on the information that we have, the Intel® Gaussian Mixture Model is a component of the Intel Neural Network Accelerator (GNA). This is an artificial intelligence (AI) co-processor inside the actual processor die.

For more information, you can check the following article.

• What is the Intel® Gaussian Mixture Model - Neural Network Accelerator (Intel® GMM-NNA)?: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000089344/processors.html

You will need to check with the laptop or motherboard manufacturer for drivers and instructions.

Best regards, 

Deivid A.  

Intel Customer Support Technician