AsianFin -- Qualcomm is doubling down on its expansion into the PC market with the unveiling of its new Snapdragon X chip at CES 2025. Designed for mid-range laptops and desktops, the Snapdragon X is set to hit the market this month. It marks the fourth installment in Qualcomm's Snapdragon X lineup, following the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core, Snapdragon X Plus, and the flagship Snapdragon X Elite.
Built using a 4-nanometer process, the Arm-based Snapdragon X chip boasts eight CPU cores and delivers up to 45 TOPS (trillions of operations per second), a metric that underscores its ability to handle AI workloads efficiently. Its capabilities place it under Microsoft’s Copilot+PC program, enabling it to run AI applications like Recall and Click to Do directly on the device.
AI PCs, a rapidly growing segment, can process AI tasks natively without relying solely on cloud computing. While these devices can still leverage the cloud, they excel at running applications such as photo editing and text summarization locally, which would otherwise demand significant processing power on traditional PCs.
With the Snapdragon X, Qualcomm continues to push the boundaries of AI integration in personal computing, signaling its ambition to be a key player in the evolving PC industry.
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