The advent of the Snapdragon X Elite by Qualcomm marks the beginning of a revolutionary era for Windows PCs on Arm architecture. This brand-new chip is not just a technological breakthrough, but a revelation that promises to fundamentally alter the personal computing landscape. The insiders of Windows Report they found out the salient features of the SoC, i technical details and what these innovations bring to the table for users and the industry.
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Double CPU performance and reduced power consumption
The core of this revolution lies in the new chip Qualcomm Oryon, which powers the Snapdragon Thanks to this latest generation CPU, the Snapdragon X Elite promises to offer a processor performance of up to twice as high as its competitors, but with energy consumption reduced by a third. A notable advantage that translates into a greater efficiency and longer battery life prolonged, fundamental elements for the average and professional user.
Generative AI: it's everywhere now
One of the features that distinguishes the Snapdragon X Elite is the intense integration of generative Artificial Intelligence. With beyond 13 billion parameters managed directly on the device (therefore locally and not on the server), this platform promises to improve productivity, creativity and entertainment. This enormous AI processing capacity opens up new possibilities in virtual assistance, in creating images and improving cross-platform interactions.
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Technical specifications of the Snapdragon X Elite
The beating heart of the Snapdragon 4,3 GHz. LPDDR5x memory with a memory bandwidth of 136GB/s, coupled with a total cache of 42MB, makes this platform a multitasking beast, offering 50% more multi-threaded performance compared to ARM-based competitors.
There is no shortage of support for internal displays up to 4K@120Hz, HDR10, and support for triple UHD or dual 5K external displays. The architecture also includes an integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU that promises a superlative visual experience.
| Components | Detail |
|---|---|
| CPU | Qualcomm® Oryon™ CPU, 12 cores, up to 3.8 GHz, Boost Single and Dual-Core, up to 4.3 GHz |
| GPU | Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU, up to 4.6 TFLOPs |
| Conference proceedings | Type: LPDDR5x, Capacity: Up to 64 GB, Bandwidth: 136 GB/s |
| Storage | SD: SD v3.0, SSD/NVMe: NVMe SSD over PCIe Gen 4, UFS: UFS 4.0 |
| Display | Max. On-Device Resolution: eDP v1.4b, up to UHD120 HDR10, Max. External Display Resolution: DP v1.4 – 3 displays, up to UHD60 HDR10, 2 5K60 displays |
| Video | Encode: 4K60 10-bit, Decode: 4K120 10-bit |
| Camera | ISP: Qualcomm Spectra™, Dual Camera: 2x 36 MP, Single Camera: Up to 64 MP, Video Capture: 4K HDR |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | System: Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 7800, Generations: Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6 |
| USB | Version: USB 4.0, Type: 3x USB-C |
