Windows laptops might finally stop sucking thanks to this new silicon drop. Qualcomm showed off the Snapdragon X2 Plus at CES to challenge AMD Strix Point and Intel Lunar Lake. The San Diego manufacturer displayed 10-core and 6-core variants built on a 3nm process for Copilot+ PCs. These chips use 3rd-gen Oryon CPU cores alongside an enhanced Hexagon NPU, hitting 80 TOPS.
That neural unit supposedly beats competitors by massive margins in AI workloads. Internal testing shows a 35 percent single-core boost and 78 percent better NPU output compared to previous generations, while cutting power draw almost in half. Benchmarks put the 10-core model ahead of the Ryzen AI 7 350 regarding peak performance.
The hardware destroys the Core Ultra 7 265U when matching power levels. Users get support for up to 128GB of LPDDR5x memory on a 128-bit bus. Adreno graphics see a 29 percent uplift with support for modern APIs like Vulkan 1.4. The company promised multi-day battery life without giving exact numbers.
That neural unit supposedly beats competitors by massive margins in AI workloads. Internal testing shows a 35 percent single-core boost and 78 percent better NPU output compared to previous generations, while cutting power draw almost in half. Benchmarks put the 10-core model ahead of the Ryzen AI 7 350 regarding peak performance.
The hardware destroys the Core Ultra 7 265U when matching power levels. Users get support for up to 128GB of LPDDR5x memory on a 128-bit bus. Adreno graphics see a 29 percent uplift with support for modern APIs like Vulkan 1.4. The company promised multi-day battery life without giving exact numbers.
