Snapdragon X Plus With Oryon U o2665 45 TOPS Hexagon NPU for On-Device AI Launched

Snapdragon X Plus is equipped with a 10-core Oryon U offer that is claimed to offer 37 percent faster performance compared to unnamed competitors. 3e2z6o

Written by David Delima | Updated: 25 April 2024 14:40 IST

Snapdragon X Plus With Oryon U, 45 TOPS Hexagon NPU for On-Device AI Launched

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Qualcomm says the Snapdragon X Plus chip will arrive on laptops in mid-2024

Highlights

Snapdragon X Plus is a deca core 4nm laptop processor
The new Snapdragon X Plus chip enables on-device AI functionality
Qualcomm says Snapdragon X Plus laptops will arrive in the coming months

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Qualcomm has also touted the on-device artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities of the Snapdragon X Plus chip, which comes with for three external displays at 4K HDR resolution. along with 5G and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.

The new 4nm Snapdragon X Plus platform (XIP-64-100) is comprised of 10 Oryon U cores with a peak clock speed of 3.4GHz, and a 3.8 TFLOPs Adreno GPU. It is also equipped with a 45 TOPS Hexagon NPU from Qualcomm that enables for on-device AI computing. The chip s up to 64GB of LPDDR5x RAM, along with NVMe (PCIe Gen 4) or UFS 4.0 or storage.

According to Apple's M-series chips — while offering up to 54 percent better power efficiency. It s a 4K HDR on-device display with a 120Hz refresh rate, along with up to three 4K HDR external displays simultaneously.

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Snapdragon X Plus sits below the flagship Snapdragon X Elite processor (tap to expand)
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The chipmaker demonstrated the on-device AI capabilities of the Snapdragon X Plus using Riffusion for generating music in Audacity, live translation of 100 spoken languages in OBS Studio, and using Codegen to generate fresh code with generative AI (GenAI).

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The Snapdragon X Plus is equipped with dual 18-bit Spectra image signal processors (ISP) that s up to 64-megapixel cameras and up to 4K HDR video recording. The chipset comes with Qualcomm Aqstic audio , along with the proprietary aptX audio codec.

Connectivity options on the Snapdragon X Plus include 5G (mmWave, Sub-6GHz), Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 5.4. Cellular connectivity is enabled by the chipmaker's Snapdragon X65 5G modem, while Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections work over the Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 connectivity system. The chip also enables USB 4 connectivity with three USB 4 ports, two USB 3.2 Gen 2, and an Embedded USB (eUSB2) port.

According to Qualcomm, laptops with the latest Snapdragon X Plus chip will be available in mid-2024, and the chipmaker is yet to provide a list of OEMs that will introduce new laptop models with the 4nm processor. Customers will be able to purchase laptops powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite chips — such as the purported Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 (2024) — in the coming months.

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