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5 Features Coming to Your New Laptop in 2026 Thanks to Snapdragon X2 Elite
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite processors deliver 31% higher performance and 2.3 times better power efficiency with AI integration and multi-day battery life, set to ship in early 2026.
- At its Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Qualcomm Technologies introduced the Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, saying the first X2-powered PCs will ship in the first half of 2026.
- The X2 series follows last year’s Snapdragon X as Qualcomm Technologies pursues a multi-year strategy, with Cristiano Amon setting a $4 billion sales target by 2029.
- The X2 Elite Extreme features 18 Oryon CPU cores with a 53MB cache, an 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU, and an Adreno GPU with 2.3x better performance per watt.
- Early adoption remains constrained because app compatibility challenges persist on ARM-based Snapdragon X platform, with AutoCAD still incompatible, while Razer and Maxon optimize apps and only nine first-gen Snapdragon X Elite products ship in the U.S.
- Amid rival timelines, Qualcomm unveiled the X2 chips months ahead of competitors, while Intel A18 arrives later this year and Apple M5 next month, setting CES 2026 as a key event.
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Qualcomm says its new Snapdragon chips are 'the fastest and most efficient' for Windows PCs
Qualcomm has unveiled its new Snapdragon X Series chips for laptops, in addition to its new system-on-a-chip for flagship phones. The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chip meant for "ultra-premium" Windows 11 laptops are designed to handle "complex, expert-level workloads" and to enable fast AI processing, as well as a multi-day battery life. Meanwhile, the Snapdragon X2 Elite chips come in two variants, one with 18 total cores and one with 12. Qualc…
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TOPS of the Heap: Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme CPU With 18 Cores, Massive NPU
The new flagship chip, based on the Oryon architecture and largely destined for AI-forward, pro-grade laptops, will feature an 80 TOPS NPU. Also incoming in 2026: two new X2 Elite premium processors.
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