Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X2 Series for PCs and new mobile chipsets

Qualcomm has announced new generations of its Snapdragon chipsets, targeting both the PC and mobile markets.

For the PC segment, the company introduced the Snapdragon X2 Series, which includes the Snapdragon X2 and Snapdragon X2 Elite variants. This new line claims a 67 percent performance increase over the previous generation while reducing power consumption by up to 43 percent. The series features an NPU capable of 80 TOPS, designed to enhance on-device and agentic AI processing. Qualcomm also noted the expansion of its PC ecosystem, which now supports over 7,300 applications and 3,000 games, including the introduction of Googlebook devices.

In the mobile sector, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. These flagship smartphone chipsets utilize a 2nm process node and feature the third-generation Oryon CPU architecture. The new mobile platforms represent an evolution of previous generations, focusing on improvements to the CPU, GPU, and NPU components.