Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon X Series For PCs Coming in 2024

No doubt, Qualcomm is outstanding at designing chipsets, however, not so much at naming them. Back in 2018, Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 8cx, a chipset signified for Windows on ARM devices. After that, it started using the suffix “c” for the devices. The higher-performance ones got the “cx” suffix, and the mid-range devices got just “c”. However, now the chipmaker is rebranding its Windows on ARM Chips. It is pertinent to mention here that “extensive analysis” and feedback from consumers pushed Qualcomm to take this step as the “c” names were too easy to mistake with the Android-bound Snapdragon chips. Reports claim that Qualcomm recently announced the Snapdragon X series. It is a lineup of chips that is tipped to exist alongside the company’s Snapdragon 8cx processors.

Snapdragon X Series Announced For Upcoming PCs

Qualcomm is expected to launch the Snapdragon X series alongside its upcoming highly anticipated mobile chipset, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 at its annual Snapdragon Summit on October 24. Qualcomm claims that:

“The X identifier distinguishes our PC platforms from other Snapdragon product categories”.

The tech giant stated that the upcoming Snapdragon X series will be powered by a custom version of the existing Oryon CPUs. It will offer a significant jump in terms of both performance and power efficiency. The Oryon CPU was announced back in November last year. Qualcomm stated that it will be used in a broad range of products like PCs, smartphones, digital cockpits, extended reality, and advanced driver assistance solutions.

According to the latest press release, Qualcomm will change the iconic Snapdragon fireball logo with the Snapdragon X branding. It will help users differentiate between mobiles and desktop processors. The chipmaker used to license architecture for its CPUs from ARM until now. It made a few adjustments to the design and called it ‘Kyro’. However, the company’s acquisition of the chip design startup Nuvia is tipped to make its own chips from scratch.

Qualcomm will be able to give tough competition to SoC makers like Apple, which has been designing its own chips for years now. The existing Snapdragon 8cx chips are taking on Intel’s i5 offerings. Now, it looks like the Snapdragon X series will offer more performance and take on performance-oriented chips like the Apple M2 or Intel’s i9 series. What do you guys think? Do share with us in the comment section.

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Laiba Mohsin

Laiba is an Electrical Engineer seeking a placement to gain hands-on experience in relevant areas of telecommunications. She likes to write about tech and gadgets. She loves shopping, traveling and exploring things.

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