Both chips marketed as AI powerhouses for improved performance and battery life
Microsoft rumored to adopt new chips in flagship Surface tablet this year
Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus processors for PCs
Snapdragon X Elite: 12-core CPU, Adreno GPU, Hexagon NPU
Snapdragon X Plus: 10-core CPU, similar Hexgon NPU as Elite
Qualcomm is making waves in the PC market with the announcement of its new Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus processors. These Arm-based chips, which are expected to be available in human-purchasable computers within the next couple of months, promise improved performance and battery life compared to equivalent Intel chips.
The Snapdragon X Elite is Qualcomm's flagship processor for Windows PCs. It features a 12-core CPU, onboard Adreno GPU, and Qualcomm's Hexagon NPU. The Snapdragon X Plus, which is a more affordable cousin of the Elite, has a 10-core CPU and similar Hexagon NPU as the X Elite.
Both chips are marketed as AI powerhouses for better overall performance in local generative AI applications. Qualcomm claims that its chips outperform Apple's M3 chip, Intel's Core Ultra 7155H, and AMD's Ryzen 9 7940HS in terms of performance, power efficiency, and battery life.
Microsoft is rumored to be among the first to adopt the new Snapdragon chips with its flagship Surface tablet this year. Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite has previously been reported to outperform Apple's M3 MacBook Air and offer better emulation.
The arrival of these Arm-based processors from Qualcomm marks a significant shift in the PC market, as Intel and AMD have long held dominance. It remains to be seen how this will impact the industry and what it means for consumers.
Qualcomm is releasing new Arm-based Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus chips for Windows-based laptops in mid-2024.
The Snapdragon X Elite has a 12-core CPU, onboard Adreno GPU, and Qualcomm’s Hexagon NPU.
The Snapdragon X Plus has a 10-core CPU, built-in GPU, and similar Hexagon NPU as the X Elite.
Both chips are marketed as AI powerhouses for better overall performance in local generative AI applications.
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The author makes several comparisons between Qualcomm's chips and those of Intel, AMD, and Apple without explicitly stating that the comparison is a fallacy. However, since the author does not provide any context or evidence to support the idea that these comparisons are meant to be taken literally or as an accurate representation of performance in all scenarios, they can be considered an appeal to misleading comparisons. The author also uses inflammatory language when describing the potential impact of Qualcomm's chips on Intel and AMD, stating that it could lead to 'major upheaval' in the PC market. This is an example of exaggeration.
][author]The PC market could be in for some major upheaval.[/
Qualcomm announced the arrival of its Snapdragon X Plus and Elite laptop processors.
Snapdragon X Plus has 10 cores, a maximum multithreaded frequency of 3.4GHz, and an NPU with 45 TOPS.
Snapdragon X Plus supports LPDDR5x memory at a maximum transfer rate of 8448 MT/s and has a 3.8 TFLOP integrated Adreno GPU.
Qualcomm is releasing three twelve-core Snapdragon X Elite processors with up to a maximum multithreaded frequency of 3.8GHz and up to a 4.6 TFLOP iGPU.
All new Snapdragon processors have the same NPU and support the same memory at the same speed.
Qualcomm claims its chips beat Apple, Intel, and AMD on performance, power efficiency, and battery life.
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Snapdragon X Plus has a 3.8 TFLOP integrated Adreno GPU.
Snapdragon X Elite has previously been reported to outperform Apple M3 MacBook Air and offer better emulation.
Qualcomm is launching four new Snapdragon X chips: three Snapdragon X Elite SKUs and one Snapdragon X Plus configuration.
Snapdragon X Plus is a new tier below the Elite performance tier, currently with one configuration but potentially expandable if demand warrants it.
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Qualcomm expects both Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus chips to outperform Intel and AMD in multithreaded performance.
Snapdragon X Elite is claimed to be 28% faster than Apple M3 chips, while the X Plus is claimed to be 10% faster.
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] Qualcomm is very confident that even these reduced performance Snapdragon X Plus chips will be able to beat Intel and AMD in multithreaded performance – never mind the top-tier Snapdragon X Elite chips.[
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