With the Snapdragon X series of ARM chipsets for laptops, Qualcomm made a notable push in the PC segment. It brought great energy efficiency and performance along with support for AI processes. Now, the company might be working on the successors to these chips, which could be unveiled soon.
Snapdragon X2 Elite & X2 Plus in the works
To recall, the chipmaking giant unveiled the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus last year. But it seems like the Snapdragon X2 chip series could be dropping soon and there might be a new flagship chips as well. The Snapdragon X2 series may soon include a new “Ultra Premium” tier as well. The Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus shook the market and competitors like Intel and AMD.
AI was undoubtedly a big focus of these new chips, which was one aspect that other brands didn’t focus on. But with the Snapdragon X announcement, both Team Blue and Team Red caught up in a short period of time with great their own chips that packed dedicated NPUs. So while Qualcomm was losing ground in terms of performance, leaked shipping manifests (shared by Olrak_29 on X) has revealed that the Snapdragon X2 is clearly in the works.
The Snapdragon X2 moniker was also listed alongside the “Ultra Premium” tag, which likely hints at a more powerful processor. For those unaware, the upcoming chips are next generation ARM processors like its predecessors. Currently, there is only a Plus and Elite option, but there might soon be a Snapdragon X Ultra variant as well. We can exect improved performance, upgraded NPU, and better graphics performance. These should launch sometime later this year, which is in line with our older report. This is all the information we have at the moment, so stay tuned for more.
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