Last year, Qualcomm officially unveiled its Snapdragon X series chipsets that were said to provide a Copilot+ experience to users. Till now there were two variants in the series- Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus, yesterday at CES 2025, Qualcomm officially unveiled the third variant to this series- Snapdragon X which arrives as an affordable chipset.
It’s time for an upgrade…The #Snapdragon X processor is bringing intuitive on-device AI, multi-day battery life, and lightning-fast connectivity to everyday devices. #CES2025 #SnapdragonXSeries pic.twitter.com/YGfB84iVhE
— Snapdragon (@Snapdragon) January 6, 2025
This chipset is designed to deliver performance, multi-day battery life, and Copilot+ PC experiences for even more users globally.
Here are all the details about Snapdragon X
Features
This chipset utilizes the power of an 8-core Qualcomm Oryon CPU with a peak clock speed of up to 3GHz. This is lower than the Snapdragon X Plus (up to 3.4GHz) and Snapdragon X Elite (up to 3.8GHz). It delivers up to 163% faster performance at ISO-power than its competitors. It balances performance and built-in intelligence with 45 TOPS NPU that runs Copilot+ PC experiences. The platform supports dynamic graphics ideal for creating presentations, web browsing, or streaming content. It is an ideal solution for students, freelance workers, and budget-conscious consumers.
Snapdragon is redefining compact computing with the world’s first mini desktop PC powered bythe Snapdragon X series platform. The processor runs on a 4nm process while Qualcomm Adreno GPU offers performance up to 1.7 TFLOPS. It supports LPDDR5x RAM, WiFi 7, 5G connectivity, Bluetooth 5.4, Immersive lossless audio, and Advanced camera ISP, and is said to offer 2x longer battery life than the competition.
Native apps now include 20 of the most popular VPNs, 50 of the most popular security apps and cloud storage apps, and new music Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) and Virtual Audio Technology Instruments. It is coupled with 30MB of total cache and for display the platform supports Adreno DPU, up to QHD+ 120Hz HDR10 support for on-device display resolution, 3 displays up to UHD 60z HDR10 and up to 5K 60 or UHD 120 for 2 displays (external display resolution). The chipset supports a peak download speed of 10Gbps and a peak upload speed of 3.5Gbps.
Availability
Devices powered by Snapdragon X are expected to be available from leading OEMs including Acer, Asus, Dell Technologies, HP, and Lenovo in early 2025 enabling Copilot+PCs in the $600 range.
