Qualcomm's new 8-core Snapdragon X Plus will drive laptop prices further down

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Qualcomm's new 8-core Snapdragon X Plus will drive laptop prices further down

September 04, 2024, 09:37 AM

As expected, Qualcomm delivered the new 8-core Snapdragon X Plus processor at the IFA 2024.

The chip slots in below the 12-core Snapdragon X Elite and 10-core Snapdragon X Plus models and has the same architecture, but is noticeably weaker in graphics, making it ideal for entry-level laptops.

The 8-core Snapdragon X Plus has 12MB less CPU cache (30MB in total) and less than half the GPU power for games and productivity apps. That means about 50% worse graphics performance (per Qualcomm's own benchmarks), a 20% dip below the 12-core Snapdragon X Elite in CPU tasks, and about the same...

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