20 systems, big OEMs, and available June 18

Snapdragon X Elite based on Oryon cores and Nuvia acquisition has finally reached its pinnacle moment. Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X platform as a heart of a Copilot+ PC, OEM designs and availability a day before Microsoft Build. To sum it up, there will be seven major OEMs, with twenty systems in the first wave, available for preorder today, and shipping June 18.

Adreno GPU at its best

According to the latest rumor, it appears that Qualcomm's next-generation flagship mobile SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, could have an impressive GPU performance, running some GPU-intensive games at native 1080p resolution.

Coming alongside Snapdragon X Elite in mid-2024

As expected, Qualcomm shared a bit more details about its upcoming Snapdragon X Series platform and the Snapdragon X Plus SoC, a 10-core version based on Oryon CPU architecture. The Snapdragon X Plus is expected to come in OEM devices starting mid-2024, alongside Snapdragon X Elite-based devices.

12-core Snapdragon X Elite X1E78100 SoC

The newest listing in the Geekbench database detailed a rather interesting Lenovo laptop that comes with Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon X Elite SoC based on 4nm Oryon CPU cores.

With Cortex-X4 Prime core and on-device AI

Qualcomm has announced its latest mid-range chipset, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, giving it a single Cortex-X4 Prime core and adding on-device AI capabilities, pushing it much closer to the flagship Snapdragon 8 series SoCs.

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor

Qualcomm's gone all in with its new Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor, set to turbocharge the swankiest smartphones and is chock-a-block with AI wizardry.

Qualcomm AI Hub, new Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF System, and FastConnect 7900

As expected, Qualcomm took the Mobile World Congress 2024 by storm, and in addition to plenty of smartphones that were announced with Qualcomm's flagship chipset, the company itself talked about the future and advancements in AI, 5G, and Wi-Fi with its Qualcomm AI Hub, the new Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF System, and the new FastConnect 7900 mobile connectivity system with Wi-Fi 7.

In addition to 5G, the latest Bluetooth, C-V2X, and positioning

Qualcomm has announced the newest addition to its Snapdragon Auto Connectivity Platform, the Qualcomm QCA6797AQ, which is the industry’s first Automotive Grade Wi-Fi 7 Access Point solution.

Mediatek chip might give it a nice boost

Nothing has unveiled that the upcoming Nothing Phone (2a) will feature a custom Dimensity 7200 Pro SoC, co-developed with Mediatek. The 4nm SoC could give it an edge over similar competing phones on the market, at least if Nothing nails the price.

PCs powered by Snapdragon X Elite coming in mid-2024

At its annual Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm has announced and somewhat previewed its upcoming Snapdragon X Elite, a next-gen SoC for PCs. The new platform promises significant performance improvements, AI inferencing, and impressive power efficiency.