AI PCs with new Snapdragon X-series chip to launch this year: report
Qualcomm could soon announce a new variant of its Snapdragon X-series chipset at the Internationale FunkAusstellung Berlin (Berlin International Radio Exhibition) 2024 on Tuesday. The new Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 model is said to power the “second wave” of AI PCs, also known as Copilot+ PCs. This chipset is said to deliver 45 trillion operations per second (TOPS). Lenovo, Asus and Acer have already started listing new laptop models featuring the chipset, with the first laptop to come equipped with the processor said to be the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5.
New Snapdragon X-series chipset variant will reportedly power AI PCs
According to a Winfuture reportNew AI-enabled laptops powered by the Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 are likely to launch in the last quarter of the year. Some of these laptops could be unveiled at IFA 2024, but it’s worth noting that Qualcomm has yet to announce the new variant of the Snapdragon X Plus chipset.
The publication claims that the new variant of the Snapdragon X-series chipset will feature eight cores instead of 10 or 12 cores in the previous variants. It is said to offer a maximum clock speed of 3.4GHz. The chipset is also expected to deliver weaker GPU benchmark scores compared to the older variant.
Lenovo will reportedly launch the first Copilot+ PC with the new Snapdragon X-series chipset, called the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 at IFA 2024. The notebook was spotted on Amazon Germany’s website. It features a 14-inch WUXGA OLED display and comes in a gray color. The listed device has 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD built-in storage. It is backed by a 57Wh battery.
The report also claimed that the new Snapdragon X-series chipset will also power the Vivobook S15 and the ProArt PZ13. The Acer Swift Go 14 is another laptop to feature the new variant of the processor.
While the new variant of the Snapdragon X-series chipset will be used in several new laptops, Intel is also gearing up to launch its Lunar Lake chipset, which will reportedly offer up to 67 TOPS of performance.
Mike Roberts, Vice President & Global Head, Product, Partner and Technology Marketing at Qualcomm, told Gadgets 360 about how the company plans to maintain its market share: “I think our biggest advantage is performance per watt. Performance is great, but if my battery life is bad, nobody wants to use it. And to me, that’s core to who we are as a mobile company. So we have a sustainable advantage with ARM over x86.”
