Qualcomm unveils its latest offering for laptops, the Snapdragon X Plus platform. Positioned below the Snapdragon X Elite chips, the X Plus boasts a 10-core Oryon CPU with a clock speed of up to 3.4 GHz and supports up to 64GB of RAM with a bandwidth of 135 GB/s. It features a remarkable 45 TOPS NPU, touted as the fastest NPU for laptops globally by Qualcomm. This chip promises exceptional performance, extended battery life, and cutting-edge on-device AI capabilities. During its presentation, Qualcomm showcased various applications powered by the Snapdragon X Plus, including code generation in Visual Studio Code, music generation in Audacity, and live captions in OBS Studio. These applications leverage on-device AI for enhanced functionality. Laptops equipped with the Snapdragon X Plus are expected to hit the market from prominent global OEMs around the middle of this year. The X Plus chip offers a significant performance boost of 37 percent compared to competitors while consuming up to 54 percent less power. It supports LPDDR5x memory, features 42MB of total cache, and is built on a 4nm process. The Snapdragon X Plus can accommodate three external displays at 4K HDR, with Wi-Fi 7 support, Bluetooth 5.4, an advanced camera ISP, and “immersive lossless audio.” With 10 cores, 42 MB of cache, a maximum frequency of 3.4GHz, and a 45 TOPS NPU, the Snapdragon X Plus is Qualcomm’s entry-level laptop chip. It also supports LPDDR5x memory and boasts a 3.8 teraflop integrated Adreno GPU. In addition to the X Plus, Qualcomm is set to release three twelve-core Snapdragon X Elite processors, offering even higher performance and capabilities. These chips feature a maximum frequency of 3.8GHz and up to a 4.6 TFLOP iGPU, along with Dual-Core Boost technology for enhanced performance.
Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon X Plus Laptop Processor: Performance and AI at Your Fingertips
