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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Benchmarks: Can it finally beat the iPhone's A19 Pro?

Every year, we hear big talk from chip makers like Qualcomm about how good their new chipsets are. But can it beat Apple’s latest and greatest? Well, ahead of today’s announcement, we got the chance ...
HotHardware

Snapdragon 8 Elite Full Benchmark Reveal Shows A Major iPhone 16 Pro Beatdown

HotHardware's very own Dave Altavilla is on site in Maui, Hawaii, at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit where the chip company has revealed its latest Snapdragon 8-family of processors, known as ...

Qualcomm’s struggle against Apple Silicon continues, as Snapdragon X2 Plus fails to beat the older Apple M4 in key CPU and GPU benchmarks

The Snapdragon X2 Plus, announced at CES 2026, joins the X2 family of SoCs, which already has two more powerful members: the Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, which were announced ...
TechSpot

Qualcomm touts Snapdragon 8 Elite chip's massive performance gains and AI capabilities

Why it matters: As the mobile industry continues to evolve, the Snapdragon 8 Elite represents a major step forward in processing power and efficiency. Its impact on the next generation of smartphones ...
BGR

Qualcomm's New Mobile Chip Could Give Android Phones A Boost Over The iPhone 17 Pro

Qualcomm has finally taken the wraps off of its latest and greatest mobile chipset, in the form of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Yes, that's the real name of the new chipset –- and yes, it's ...

Snapdragon X2 Plus laptops are coming, here’s what benchmarks predict

Snapdragon X2 Plus benchmarks hint that Qualcomm’s next Windows laptop chip still trails Apple’s M4 in most CPU and GPU tests. If you’re shopping soon, wait for reviews of real retail laptops. The ...
Geeky Gadgets

Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is a Game-Changer for Mobile Gaming

In a world where smartphones are essential to our daily lives, the demand for faster, more powerful processors continues to grow. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite is an innovative mobile CPU designed to ...

Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon X2 Plus chip with eyes on low-cost AI laptops

Based on the 3nm process, this one lifs t 80 TOPS NPU, nearly doubling its predecessor's AI performance and enabling over 50 local AI workflows. It targets $800 Copilot+ laptops and supports up to ...

Qualcomm's new chipset makes budget shopping for laptops a whole lot easier in 2026

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

Third-party study shows equal time and effort to deploy Snapdragon X Series and Intel processor-powered PCs

PT compared the time and effort required for OS deployment on Windows 11 Pro PCs powered by Snapdragon X Series and ...
TechSpot

Qualcomm claims Snapdragon X2 Plus beats AMD and Intel in new benchmarks

Winners & losers: Qualcomm is expanding its Arm-based Windows laptop push with the Snapdragon X2 Plus lineup and is using new benchmark data to claim the chips can outperform current AMD and Intel ...