Tired of the so-called AI PCs already? Buckle up because we, or perhaps the artificial intelligence, haven’t even begun to peak. More power-efficient ARM-based CPUs don’t get nearly as much limelight as the x86 type.
Macworld If you follow tech outside the world of Apple, you may have noticed that Qualcomm has been getting a lot of attention lately. That’s because the company is promoting its upcoming Snapdragon X Plus and Elite chips,
Qualcomm is pulling the wraps off a previously secret Snapdragon X SoC for Windows. It had previously announced the X Elite, and now it's officially unveiling a slightly cut-down version named X Plus.
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon X Plus SoC, a more affordable alternative to the X Elite. Both chips are made for Windows on Arm laptops, and they're expected to revolutionize the space when they start showing up in new PCs later this year.
Laptops using Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chips have yet to ship. But PC makers — and you — will now have another option: the Snapdragon X Plus. Think of the Snapdragon X Plus as Qualcomm’s version of the Intel Core i5: It’s based on the same design as the Snapdragon X Elite,
The Snapdragon X Elite, a power-efficient 12-core chip from Qualcomm has been in the discussions for a while now. However, it might not be the only chip that Qualcomm is working on to power the next generation of Windows-on-Arm computers.
In addition to the forthcoming Snapdragon X Elite laptop CPU, Qualcomm has revealed another more budget-friendly Snapdragon X Plus chip. Despite not being as powerful as the X Elite, the new Snapdragon X Plus processor is still 10% faster than Apple's M3,