The leading tech giant, maker of smartphone processors is all set to compete with Apple Silicon by launching its own customized PC chip, named Snapdragon X.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X chip to take over Apple’s M series Chip
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Qualcomm offers a wide range of processors designed for various applications, including mobile devices, embedded systems, and data centers. However, after regular testing, analysis and consumer inputs and feedbacks, the smartphone processor maker launched a new Snapdragon X series chip for PCs.
Moreover, the chip is designed with a focus to distinguish it from other PC platforms.
Snapdragon X chip
Qualcomm has introduced an all-new naming convention for its next-generation of intelligent PC platforms. The new competitive processor chip is named as the Snapdragon X Series. In addition, the Snapdragon X Series was introduced on October 10, 2023. Further, Snapdragon X chip is based on Qualcomm’s Oryon CPU that promises to deliver next-level performance.
Furthermore, the chip is designed with simplified structure that assists users in understanding platform in a more profound way.
Key Details of the Chip
Here are some key details about the X Series:
Purpose: The X Series is designed to revolutionize the next generation of PC experiences.
Performance: The Snapdragon X compute platforms are expected to deliver next-level performance, AI, connectivity, and battery life.
Components: The X series platforms build on Qualcomm’s years of experience engineering heterogeneous compute architectures across the central processing unit (CPU), graphics processing unit (GPU), and neural processing unit (NPU).
CPU: The platforms will harness Qualcomm’s next-generation custom Oryon CPU. This is expected to be a quantum leap forward in performance and power efficiency.
AI Capabilities: When combined with Qualcomm’s NPU, the chip will deliver accelerated on-device user experiences for the new era of generative AI.
Design: New logos and platform badges will bring the Qualcomm X series to life visually in new ways.
Future Expectations: Qualcomm expects 2024 to be an inflection point for the PC industry, with the Qualcomm chip compute platforms playing a significant role.
Additionally, Qualcomm has scheduled the Snapdragon Summit scheduled for October 24-26. Following this summit, the company is expected to announce the Snapdragon X series.
