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The landscape of portable PCs is about to change asWindows on Armbecomes faster than Apple.
Four versions of the X Elite have been announced, each offering slightly different performance.
Manju Varma on stage at the Snapdragon Summit.
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What is Snapdragon X Elite?
Qualcomm later unveiled a Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-00-IDE) atComputex 2024 as part of a Snapdragon Developer Kit.
The chip is identical to the X1E-84-100 except for a 4.3GHz (compared to 4.2GHz) dual-core boost clock.
The Qualcomm Adreno GPU handles up to 4.6 TFLOPS with support for DirectX12, making itwell-suited for Windows games.
The X Elite SoC is touted as reaching 75 TOPS total with all components counted.
Here’s a closer look at the specs of the flagship X Elite (X1E-84-100).
Manju Varma on stage at the Snapdragon Summit.
However, the max clock speed tops out at 3.4GHz.
The X1E-80-100 retains dual-core boost capabilities up to 4GHz, while the X1E-78-100 lacks any dual-core boost capabilities.
GPU capabilities are also capped at a lower 3.8 TFLOPS.
Manju Varma on stage at the Snapdragon Summit.
There’s also a Micro NPU for a “Sensing Hub,” used for always-onhuman presence detection.
Apps created for ARM64 can’t be read by x64 systems, and vice-versa.
you’re free to see the results in the graphs below.
A chart comparing the X Elite and X Plus chips.
It will also be interesting to test the real-world performance differences between the three X Elite SKUs.
Nevertheless, the X Elite is shaping up to be an incredibly strong and efficient SoC.
How does the X Elite differ from the X Plus?
PCMark 10 reveals the Snapdragon X Elite to be the fastest system around.(Image credit: Future)
The Snapdragon X Elite isn’t the only new chip from Qualcomm.
As revealed on April 24, 2024, there’s also aSnapdragon X Plus platform headed our way.
3DMark WildLife test the iGPU and shows Qualcomm knows what it is doing.(Image credit: Future)
Aztec Ruins is another iGPU test where Snapdragon X Elite is strong.(Image credit: Future)
On Cinebench 2024, Snapdragon X Elite and Oryon really shine.(Image credit: Future)
While not the fastest on Geekbench 6, Oryon is much more efficient at 1/3 the power draw.(Image credit: Future)
