I'm not expecting to see any of Qualcomm 's next-gen X2 Elite and Extreme chips arrive in PCs until early next year, and Apple is remaining tight-lipped regarding any performance benchmarks before the ...

The landscape of high-performance ARM-based computing is undergoing a significant transformation. Apple’s M5 MacBook Pro, renowned for its advancements in graphics and single-core processing, now ...

The latest Qualcomm computing chips are set to pack a powerful punch when they land on the next generation of PCs. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's ...

I had the opportunity to attend the Snapdragon Summit a few weeks ago, and I reported on the new Snapdragon X2 Elite chipset coming to PCs in 2026. The first X Elite chip impressed me last year, and ...

Qualcomm has recently announced the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) and Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100 and X2E-80-100) processors for Windows PCs, which the company claims are the “Fastest ...

Early benchmarks give us an idea of how the X2 Elite Extreme compares to the Apple M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max.

The takeaway: Qualcomm claims that its new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is the best laptop processor on the market, and early third-party benchmarks mostly supports this assertion. However, Apple ...

The first generation of Apple Silicon chips took other chip makers by surprise. While everyone knew it would be good, the M1 chip was so far ahead of its competitors in both power and efficiency that ...

Qualcomm recently invited a few journalists to check out the company’s new laptop chip. Our friends over at PCWorld were able to run benchmarks on it, and they said the chip is “once again threatening ...

In case you've been out of the know for a bit in tech, Qualcomm just announced a family of new mobile processors last week at its Snapdragon Summit event, including its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile ...

Last week at Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm announced its next-gen line of PC chips, Snapdragon X2. The chips will come in two flavors: the X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme. At a benchmarking session at the ...

Qualcomm has taken the wraps off of its latest and greatest computing chips. After a relatively successful year with the launch of the Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite, the company has started ...