Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus platforms, marking a significant leap in AI and computing performance. The Snapdragon X Elite platform features the custom integrated Qualcomm Oryon CPU, delivering up to 2 times faster CPU performance versus the competition, matching competitor peak performance with one-third of the power. It is capable of running generative AI models with over 13 billion parameters on-device and offers 4.5 times faster AI processing power than competitors. PCs powered by Snapdragon X Elite are expected from leading OEMs starting mid-2024. The company also revealed the Snapdragon X Plus, which is expected to be a more affordable alternative to the X Elite chips. The X Plus chips are being tested with 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB of flash storage with a UFS 4.0 connection. All X Plus chips feature an on-board Snapdragon X65 5G modem for mobile internet. The new chips in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series are CPUs called “Oryon” that are based on “Phoenix” computing cores developed by Nuvia, a startup founded by former Apple chip designers and acquired by Qualcomm.
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