Qualcomm in collaboration with its partners in the notebook industry is working towards ensuring that the Snapdragon X Elite will be powering a variety of devices by the part of 2024. There are talks circulating about a follow-up model, the Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2 currently in development.
The upcoming chipset is expected to have similarities with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 in terms of its GPU capabilities. Both chipsets are rumored to feature the Adreno 830 graphics processor. Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2 has an overclocked variant.
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According to reports from sources like the forum DC Inside Qualcomm is looking into using an upgraded version of the Adreno 830 for the Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2. Previous speculations suggested that this enhanced Adreno 830 could offer performance around 10% better than Apple’s top-tier M2 chip in benchmarks like 3DMark Wild Life Extreme. This indicates that Qualcomm’s next-generation chipset could be poised for performance.
When it comes to CPU speed the current iteration designed for notebooks is said to outperform Apple’s M3 chip by up to 21% in multi-core performance tests on Geekbench 6. This hints at an improvement potential for the Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2 over its predecessor. However, as detailed information remains scarce at this stage it’s advisable to approach all these speculations with some degree of caution.
Qualcomm may be thinking about moving to the 3nm process for their chips. It’s unclear whether the Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2 will go through the same upgrade because of expensive wafers and uncertain yields.
Ultimately, the performance of the Snapdragon X Elite in compute and GPU tests will determine expectations for the upcoming chipset. If the current iteration falls short in various tests, there may be less excitement surrounding the Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2. Nevertheless, the prospect of an overclocked Adreno 830 is intriguing, especially considering rumors about the GPU’s performance in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
