Snapdragon X Elite To Arrive In Mid-2024, Says Qualcomm CEO, With Reportedly Faster Performance Than M3, Threatening Apple’s Dominance

The Snapdragon X Elite is closer to its official release, as Qualcomm CEO Christiano Amon stated during the San Diego firm’s earnings call that its new chipset is tailor-made for Windows laptops and will arrive in mid-2024. This essentially means that Apple and its M-series of custom silicon will have a new competitor to worry about, and according to earlier benchmarks, we have seen some impressive performance numbers.

Mid-2024 launch of the Snapdragon X Elite means the SoC would arrive just in time for school to start, making it an ideal opportunity for Qualcomm

Compared to the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, the Snapdragon X Elite delivers a massive leap in performance, making it a worthy adversary to Apple’s M3 series. With the flagship chipset arriving in mid-2024, which is just in time for the back-to-school season, Qualcomm would be targeting several consumers who want a machine that not only delivers improved computing capabilities but also lasts longer to the point where, just like an Apple Silicon MacBook, a power brick is not required while attending a lecture or class.

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The Snapdragon X Elite also appears to be developed for the next version of Windows, which is said to support several AI features. While it is likely that various Qualcomm partners will launch their laptops running Windows 11, being future-proof by providing a direct update path to Windows 12 is a smart play from the chipset maker. According to previous benchmarks, the Snapdragon X Elite is up to 21 percent faster than the M3 in multi-core performance and can function on two varying power limits; 23W and 80W.

These improvements, coupled with the efficiency of the Snapdragon X Elite, should finally develop some competition in a category that Apple has largely dominated. Microsoft’s Windows continues to be the most popular desktop operating system in the world