Laptops powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite go on sale soon and we've taken two machines for a spin through an array of benchmarks.

According to new findings, Qualcomm is preparing its Snapdragon X Elite chips for future Android PCs. Google and Qualcomm have already confirmed that Android-powered PCs will be coming next year with ...

Qualcomm’s nascent push into PCs now has the sequel chip that will set the tone for what to expect from Windows-based machines going into 2026. This year, Qualcomm doesn’t have just one flagship CPU; ...

CES 2026 was very much a battle of silicon-makers, with laptop OEMs announcing new wares with brand-new chips from Qualcomm, Intel, and AMD. While most laptops still ship with Intel chips, the ...

Qualcomm has turned up to the laptop party and started making waves, particularly when it comes to cleaning Apple’s clock. The Snapdragon X Elite was only the opening act, with the San Diego outfit ...

The Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme are a pair of PC chips aimed at the performance laptop market. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over the last decade, ...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is raising the bar for laptop chips, with a 5.0GHz boost clock and benchmark scores that put it ahead of Apple, Intel, and AMD in single-core and GPU performance ...

The Snapdragon X2 Elite is Qualcomm’s boldest PC chip yet, boasting longer runtimes, faster speeds, and performance that can rival Apple’s M4. Qualcomm promises multi-day battery life for laptops, ...

Huge news for anyone who likes fast, long-lasting computers (which should be most people): Qualcomm announced new Snapdragon X2 Elite chips on Wednesday at its 2025 Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii.

Early tests have revealed that the upcoming wave of Windows laptops powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite are up to the challenge of competing with the latest MacBooks, and even beating them in a ...