Qualcomm teases Snapdragon X chip for budget Windows devices

Qualcomm teased an upcoming Snapdragon X chip made for budget-friendly Windows-powered devices during their Investor Day event.

At the moment, news outlets have only referred to this as Snapdragon X. Its price range hovers around USD 600PHP 35,211INR 50,850EUR 571CNY 4,367 (~PHP 35,000USD 596INR 50,561EUR 568CNY 4,344). This base model is likely to adopt a 6-core CPU.

However, this is only an inference so far. While nothing has been made official, Qualcomm developing more options catered to users’ budgets says a lot on its own.

At the moment, Qualcomm offers PCs with the Snapdragon X Elite with a 12-core CPU. There’s also the Snapdragon X Plus, available with either an 8 or 10-core CPU.

The most notable thing announced from the event is that Qualcomm will be including their NPU for the base Snapdragon X. This paves the way for making Copilot+ PCs accessible on Windows laptops at cheaper prices.

It’s good to note that other competitors aren’t offering this at the moment. NPUs are usually included in higher-end chips, so this gives Qualcomm some leverage in the future.

Again, market availability has yet to be announced. We’ll certainly be on the lookout and update readers if and when Qualcomm makes an official announcement. We expect the news on the Snapdragon X by next year’s CES event.