Qualcomm additionally unveiled Snapdragon
Snapdragon X Plus is a Snapdragon However, the NPU (neural network processing unit) performance remained the same at 45 TOPS (trillion operations per second).
Snapdragon X Plus is expected to be mainly installed in low-power/entry-level laptops. Fierce competition is expected with existing x86 processors such as the Intel Core Ultra U series and AMD Ryzen U series.
Major manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics, Dell Technologies, and Lenovo are also planning to release products starting in the second half of this year.
■ Snapdragon X series, equipped with only high-performance Orion as the CPU core
The Snapdragon 8 series, a SoC for smartphones, is equipped with three types of CPU cores based on Arm IP, including high-performance (Cortex It is a method of choosing and writing.
On the other hand, the Snapdragon To make a difference in power consumption and performance, you must make a difference in the highest operating clock or GPU performance.
The lowest model, ‘XIE-78-100’, is based on 12 cores, has a maximum operating speed of 3.4GHz, and omits the ‘dual core boost’ function that increases the operating clock when necessary. The performance of Adreno GPU was also limited to 3.8 TFLOPS (teraflops, 1 trillion floating point operations per second).
■ Reduce power consumption by reducing CPU cores and limiting GPU performance
The recently released Snapdragon X Plus reduced the number of Orion CPU cores to 10 and limited the maximum operating speed to 3.4GHz. Adreno GPU performance was also lowered to 3.8 TFLOPS. The maximum power consumption has not been disclosed, but it is expected to be lower than the Snapdragon X Elite.
Based on the results using the processor benchmark program ‘Cinebench 2024’, Qualcomm said, “Snapdragon He explained.
In addition, based on the results of running UL 3DMark Wild Life Extreme, a GPU benchmark program, “compared to the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H built-in Arc GPU, power consumption is about 50% lower when running at maximum performance, and performance is 36% higher at 20W level.” revealed.
■ NPU remains at the same level as the top product
Unlike CPU or GPU, NPU performance is at 45 TOPS, the same as Snapdragon X Elite. This is already a four-fold difference compared to Intel Core Ultra (Meteo Lake, 11 TOPS) or AMD Ryzen 8000 series (16 TOPS), so this is highlighted as a strength.
In particular, the AMD Ryzen/Ryzen Pro 8000 processors released to date are equipped with NPU only in some of the top products. On the other hand, Qualcomm installed NPUs with the same performance in all lineups.
The 5G modem is the Snapdragon
■ TSMC 4-nano-level production process… expected to launch actual product in the second half of this year
Snapdragon X Plus is produced in TSMC’s 4-nano process. The cache memory capacity is also the same at 42MB. To lower production costs and reduce complexity, it is likely that the four SoCs will be produced in one process and then shipped as different products depending on their operating characteristics.
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Qualcomm is expected to reveal detailed information about the Snapdragon
Domestic and foreign PC manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics, Dell Technologies, and Lenovo are planning to release laptops equipped with Snapdragon X Plus starting in the second half of this year.
