ASUS’s Ascent QN10 with 80 TOPS of AI power has been announced, with the mini PC’s 0.7L size highlighting the power of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite platform.
The chip comes with 18 Oryon CPU cores as well as the Adreno GPU for 2.3x faster performance than the previous generation, and the whole thing is designed to slot easily into offices, creative studios, or any modern workspace without taking up much room at all.
The aforementioned 80 TOPS of AI capability is provided by the Hexagon NPU, which is rated to handle things like real-time language translation, content generation, video enhancement, AI assistants, and broader workflow automation, all running locally rather than depending on the cloud.
The use of the Qualcomm chip also unlocks Qualcomm AI Hub, which gives devs access to over 175 pre-optimized AI models along with support for Bring Your Own Model and Bring Your Own Data workflows, making it easier to move from customizing a model to actually running it. Beyond local processing, the device also supports hybrid agentic AI workflows, working with frameworks like OpenClaw and Hermes Agent, and letting users interact with AI agents through everyday platforms like WhatsApp and LINE. By intelligently splitting workloads between cloud APIs and local NPU processing, the system can balance performance, power efficiency, and privacy depending on what each task actually needs.
It also comes with fTPM 2.0 for hardware-based credential protection alongside Microsoft’s Pluton security processor for enhanced identity and key protection, giving organizations a solid foundation for deploying AI workflows without exposing sensitive data.
Connectivity rounds things out with WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 support, ensuring fast, stable connections for cloud syncing and collaborative workflows.
