Qualcomm Snapdragon X Chip Unveils for 45 TOPS AI Computing

Qualcomm has launched a new Snapdragon X chip, the X1-26-100, based on the existing Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus models. Targeting the $600 price range for notebooks. The chip is also aimed at expanding the mini PC market.

While the X1-26-100 offers lower performance compared to the X Plus and X Elite, Qualcomm promises it delivers better performance per watt than Intel’s Core i5 120U processor, along with improved battery life.

Like other Snapdragon X-series chips, the X1-26-100 features a 45 TOPS NPU and meets Microsoft’s Windows 11 AI+ PC requirements. It uses the Qualcomm Oryon architecture, with an 8-core CPU, a maximum frequency of 3GHz, and is built on a 4nm process.

Qualcomm is actively growing the Snapdragon X chip ecosystem, with more than 60 notebooks currently in production or development using these chips. The company expects this number to exceed 100 by 2026. Below is a comparison of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series chips:

Snapdragon X Series

Processor	Qualcomm Oryon CPU	Qualcomm Adreno GPU	Qualcomm Hexagon NPU	Memory
Snapdragon X Elite
X1E-00-1DE	12 cores, 42 MB cache, 3.8 GHz, 4.3 GHz (Dual-Core)	4.6 TFLOPS	45 TOPS	LPDDR5x, 8448 MT/s
X1E-84-100	12 cores, 42 MB cache, 3.8 GHz, 4.2 GHz (Dual-Core)	4.6 TFLOPS	45 TOPS	LPDDR5x, 8448 MT/s
X1E-80-100	12 cores, 42 MB cache, 3.4 GHz, 4.0 GHz (Dual-Core)	3.8 TFLOPS	45 TOPS	LPDDR5x, 8448 MT/s
X1E-78-100	12 cores, 42 MB cache, 3.4 GHz	3.8 TFLOPS	45 TOPS	LPDDR5x, 8448 MT/s
Snapdragon X Plus
X1P-66-100	10 cores, 42 MB cache, 3.4 GHz, 4.0 GHz (Single-Core)	3.8 TFLOPS	45 TOPS	LPDDR5x, 8448 MT/s
X1P-64-100	10 cores, 42 MB cache, 3.4 GHz	3.8 TFLOPS	45 TOPS	LPDDR5x, 8448 MT/s
X1P-46-100	8 cores, 30 MB cache, 3.4 GHz, 4.0 GHz (Single-Core)	2.1 TFLOPS	45 TOPS	LPDDR5x, 8448 MT/s
X1P-42-100	8 cores, 30 MB cache, 3.2 GHz, 3.4 GHz (Single-Core)	1.7 TFLOPS	45 TOPS	LPDDR5x, 8448 MT/s
Snapdragon X
X1-26-100	8 cores, 30 MB cache, 3.0 GHz*	1.7 TFLOPS	45 TOPS	LPDDR5x, 8448 MT/s