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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and X2 Elite for Windows PCs, with 75% faster CPU, 80 TOPS NPU, and multi-day battery. The devices are expected in 1H 2026.
Qualcomm says that the design of its Snapdragon X2 Elite preserves a little-known advantage that its X1 held over its competition.
At the annual Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm revealed its most powerful PC SoC yet, the Snapdragon X2 Elite, promising not only raw gaming performance but also strong efficiency for Windows laptops.
The company launched the first Snapdragon X Elite chip in 2023 as its successor to the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 line of laptop processors. Qualcomm changed its name back then to reflect the huge leap in performance.