Snapdragon X2 Elite ARM Laptop CPU (www.qualcomm.com)

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite is the new flagship ARM laptop SoC in the Snapdragon X Series, positioning itself as a high-performance, AI-capable chip for thin-and-light PCs. Key specs from the listing: peak CPU clock up to 5.0 GHz, large combined cache (about 53 MB), an X2‑90 GPU, and an integrated NPU rated up to 80 TOPS. It supports LPDDR5x memory with bandwidth as high as 228 GB/s, AV1 hardware decode, M.2 PCIe 3.0 storage, and multi‑display outputs (up to 3× 4K@144Hz or 5K@60Hz). The line also shows hybrid core configurations (examples include 12+6 core arrangements). For the AI/ML community this matters because the combination of a high‑frequency CPU, a beefy GPU, and an 80 TOPS NPU enables much stronger on‑device inference for models that previously required cloud resources. The high LPDDR5x bandwidth and large cache reduce memory bottlenecks for model execution, making it feasible to run larger neural nets or faster quantized LLMs locally with better latency and privacy. Practically, expect improved desktop-class AI tooling, local multimodal workloads, and more capable always-on assistant features in Windows/ARM and Linux laptops — tightening the competition with Apple’s M-series and discrete x86 solutions for edge and mobile ML use cases.