New Snapdragon X2 Plus could be the most important Windows chip of 2026

After seeing early X2 Plus hardware and live benchmarks in New York, Qualcomm’s numbers look real — and the mainstream ...

Qualcomm at CES 2026: What to expect from Snapdragon X2 series chips

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 CPUs are set to push Windows on Arm chips in laptops even further at CES 2026. Here's what to expect.
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Qualcomm is determined to cut a slice out of Intel's PC pie with latest Snapdragon chips

At Computex in June 2024, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon claimed that Arm-powered laptops would account for 50 percent of the Windows PC market within five years. (Qualcomm is currently the only ...
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Qualcomm: Snapdragon X2 Plus PC Chips Bring Big Speed Boosts For ‘Modern Professionals’

The Snapdragon X2 Series processors, designed to power Windows 11 PCs using Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC brand, are part of Qualcomm’s revitalized push to take CPU market share away from Intel and AMD—and ...
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Inside Snapdragon X2 Elite: Qualcomm’s Next-Gen PC Chip Promises Big Gains

Page 1: Snapdragon X2 Elite Preview: Explaining Qualcomm's 2nd Gen PC CPU Architecture After learning about the Snapdragon X2 Elite architecture, we were also given the opportunity to run some ...

Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon X2 Plus chip with eyes on low-cost AI laptops

Based on the 3nm process, this one lifs t 80 TOPS NPU, nearly doubling its predecessor's AI performance and enabling over 50 local AI workflows. It targets $800 Copilot+ laptops and supports up to ...