No Windows Studio Effects with Ryzen 8000G
My PC has a Ryzen 5 8600G and, according to Microsoft, should be able to play Windows Studio Effects from Windows 11 for webcams. But that doesn't work.
I recently got a desktop PC with the Ryzen 5 8600G processor. I bought it deliberately because it contains an AI unit. According to Microsoft, the Windows Studio Effects of Windows 11 for webcams work with it, but the corresponding options are not displayed for me. Why is that?
Microsoft restricts Windows Studio Effects to webcams built into notebooks and all-in-one PCs, presumably because they have to meet certain requirements. Windows 11 therefore does not offer Windows Studio Effects for webcams connected externally via USB. Windows Studio Effects can blur the background of webcams during video conferences, or adjust the image section to keep the face in focus during movement. To achieve this, they use AI models and therefore require a computer with a so-called Neural Processing Unit (NPU). These are either available as a separate chip, such as the Movidus 3700VC VPU in the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2, or integrated into the processor in CPUs from the AMD Ryzen 7040U/H and 8040U/H series and Intel Core Ultra 100. The Ryzen 8000G desktop processors also contain an NPU, which AMD refers to as Ryzen AI or XNDA.
(chh)
