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English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on January 05, 2026, 18:01:07

Title: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus SoCs for Windows laptops are official with up to 10 cores, 35% better CPU performance, and more
Post by: Redaktion on January 05, 2026, 18:01:07
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon X2 Plus series for Windows laptops. Snapdragon X2 Plus SoCs bring up to 10 Nuvia CPU cores, a new Adreno X2-45 iGPU, and more. Performance-wise, Qualcomm is claiming big improvements in both CPU and GPU departments.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-X2-Plus-SoCs-for-Windows-laptops-are-official-with-up-to-10-cores-35-better-CPU-performance-and-more.1196610.0.html
Title: Re: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus SoCs for Windows laptops are official with up to 10 cores, 35% bette
Post by: IndiumGalliumNitride on January 05, 2026, 19:58:51
Yes ARM will be more efficient than x86 at low loads, but Qualcomm hasn't shown the efficiency compared to the own predecessor X1. It would be nice if Qualcomm could achieve efficiencies at the level of Apple Silicon. But it's really nice, that Qualcomm achieves this efficiency without any E-Core (bigLITTLE-concept).
Title: Re: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus SoCs for Windows laptops are official with up to 10 cores, 35% bette
Post by: No trust on January 06, 2026, 00:03:39
Qcomm can't be trusted after how badly they botched the last release.

Until they release tests that can be independently verified, don't bother releasing any more first party slides.
Title: Re: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus SoCs for Windows laptops are official with up to 10 cores, 35% bette
Post by: gaming market is huge on January 06, 2026, 09:13:30
Let's see the power efficiency improvement and if there are still any/many games that can't run.
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