Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Plus processor, which is a more affordable version of the flagship Snapdragon X Elite chip, has been revealed in the Geekbench ML listing. This new chip is expected to ship for mid-range devices.
Qualcomm is gearing up for the unveiling of its Snapdragon X laptop processors and in its X social network account, it has revealed the date of its product launch with some hints.
Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans say the company is confident the new ARM-based Windows notebook series will outperform Apple's M3-powered MacBook Air in both CPU performance and AI-accelerated tasks.
Qualcomm, a leading microchip maker, is internally testing at least two versions of the new Snapdragon X Plus chip.
Last month, Lenovo's mysterious laptop based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor already passed a performance test in Geekbench. Then the performance figures obtained during the test did not quite match Qualcomm's claims about the new ARM chip. In the second test of the processor things are already better.
Recently we wrote that Samsung might be equipping most of its smartphones with its own Exynos chips. Rumours on this topic continue to appear and now another insider has reported that this is likely to be the case.
Samsung has significantly increased its reliance on Qualcomm for high-end chipsets in recent years. Flexible screen smartphones have remained exclusively Snapdragon-powered, and the Galaxy S23 series also used Qualcomm's chipset exclusively. Samsung brought back Exynos only this year with the launch of the Galaxy S24 lineup, although Snapdragon variants exist in some markets.
Qualcomm is preparing to launch its new flagship mobile chipset, Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, at the upcoming Snapdragon Summit in October. According to South Korean news outlet Ajunews, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could be one of the first mobile SoCs to support LPDDR6 memory. While Apple's A18 Pro chipset is rumoured to use LPDDR5T memory.
Snapdragon chip maker Qualcomm is gradually closing the performance gap with Apple's A-series chipsets. According to new rumours, the next Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip will be faster than the A18 that will be used in the iPhone 16.
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon X Elite processor in October 2023 for future Windows laptops. This chip features a dedicated Qualcomm Orion processor that promises to outperform the competition. However, the first tests of Lenovo laptop with this chip showed disappointing results.
Rumours surrounding the next flagship chip from Qualcomm are emerging and they paint a picture of a pretty powerful processor. While we are all waiting for official information, rumours have surfaced that this processor is in production.
The skirmish took place ahead of the announcement of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
