Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X2 Plus chip at CES

"The Snapdragon X2 Elite will be available in the coming generation of Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs and its integrated Hexagon NPU can deliver the 80 TOPS performance benchmark for powering artificial intelligence tasks. The chip is also equipped with a third-generation Qualcomm Oryon CPU with either six cores or ten cores. For comparison, the Snapdragon X2 Elite gives options of either 12 or 18 cores."

"According to the company, this iteration of the CPU boasts up to 35 percent faster single-core performance compared with the previous generation. It also says the six-core model has up to 10 percent faster multi-core performance over the prior model, while the ten-core option has up to 17 percent better multi-core performance. Both versions of the Snapdragon X2 Plus come with an Adreno GPU that has improved performance up to 29 percent over the past iteration."

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X2 Plus laptop processor at CES as a more modest version of the flagship Snapdragon X2 Elite. The Snapdragon X2 Elite targets Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs and integrates a Hexagon NPU capable of 80 TOPS for AI workloads. The Elite uses a third-generation Qualcomm Oryon CPU offered in 12- and 18-core options, while the X2 Plus provides six- and ten-core configurations. Qualcomm claims up to 35% faster single-core performance versus the previous generation, with six-core multi-core gains up to 10% and ten-core gains up to 17%. Both X2 Plus variants include an Adreno GPU up to 29% faster.

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