Perplexity launches on-device Portable Computer for Windows, needs 24GB RTX GPU
perplexity_ai · x · 2026-09-14
Perplexity announced Portable Computer in its Windows app, bringing agentic inference on-device.
- Hardware: requires an NVIDIA RTX GPU with 24GB+ VRAM.
- New capabilities: local MCP support to connect Portable Computer to users' own tools and app integrations, plus scheduled tasks that run recurring work on the PC while the user is away.
It's a notable step toward pushing agent orchestration to the edge, trading a high hardware bar for local inference, privacy, and offline operation.
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