Qualcomm is once again turning up the pressure on traditional laptop processors. At CES 2026, the company introduced the Snapdragon X2 Plus lineup, aimed squarely at thin-and-light Windows laptops.

Qualcomm is expanding its latest-generation Snapdragon chip line for Windows laptops with the Snapdragon X2 Plus, and with the new addition comes the promise of a "legendary leap in performance." It ...

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Plus SoC is poised to be a huge boon for budget PCs, offering better performance and energy efficiency.

Qualcomm was so excited to talk about its most powerful ARM-based PC CPUs in 2025, it left off its lower-end, humdrum processor for the big reveal of all its partnered products. Alongside the ...

At CES 2026, Qualcomm is expanding its Windows-on-ARM ambitions with the launch of the Snapdragon X2 Plus, a new laptop platform positioned ...

But that doesn't mean they're not worth considering. Even if Qualcomm's performance claims are very optimistic, a CPU single-core uplift of 35% is nothing to be sniffed at. This increase comes about ...

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The Snapdragon X2 Plus is built on a 64-bit architecture and features the third-generation Qualcomm Oryon CPU. The platform is available in two distinct configurations: a 10-core variant (part number ...

Qualcomm hasn’t forgotten about the mid-range SoC, and the new Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 proves that the company is still trying to bring faster and smarter AI to more devices. The Sanpdragon 7 Gen 4 makes ...

The Qualcomm Snapdragon series of CPUs for mobile has been the gold standard on Android phones for a very long time, and today, they announced the latest generation. This new Qualcomm chip should be ...

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) is one of the best NASDAQ stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On September 25, Qualcomm Technologies announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform, ...