Microsoft Announces New Copilot+ AI PCs Powered By Snapdragon X Processors
Priyanshu Tiwari | May 21, 1:43 PM | 6 min read
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Priyanshu Tiwari | May 21, 1:43 PM | 6 min read
Priyanshu Tiwari | May 21, 1:43 PM | 6 min read
In the recent Copilot+ PCs debut, Microsoft and Qualcomm announced their collaboration to bring the next generation of PCs to life.
Snapdragon X Series processors include Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus chipsets, which deliver the highest NPU performance per watt on laptops.
The Copilot+ PCs will use the AI features built-in Windows 11 and harness the power from the Snapdragon X Series processor to take the performance and efficiency to a new level.
In the recent Copilot+ PCs debut, Microsoft and Qualcomm announced their collaboration to bring the next generation of PCs to life. The partnership incorporates Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Series chipset with Copilot+ to “deliver groundbreaking AI capabilities.” Several global OEM partners launched a few series of Copilot+ PCs, which are exclusively powered by Snapdragon X Series processors and come with integrated NPUs offering 40+ TOPS (trillion operations per second) of performance.
The Copilot+ PCs will use the AI features built-in Windows 11 and harness the power from the Snapdragon X Series processor to take the performance and efficiency to a new level. Alongside other partnered OEMs, Microsoft also released the next-generation Surface laptops, which are Microsoft’s own Copilot+ PCs.
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#SnapdragonXSeries is enabling #AI features on Copilot+ that you won’t get anywhere else, alongside unrivaled performance and battery efficiency. Learn more about our partnership on the @Microsoft Blog: https://t.co/1oBF1XTLjz
— Snapdragon (@Snapdragon) May 20, 2024
Thanks to the powerful Snapdragon X Series chipset, Microsoft has taken their first step towards building the Windows ecosystem. Snapdragon X Series processors include Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus chipsets, which deliver the highest NPU performance per watt on laptops. Per Qualcomm’s announcement post, the number of Snapdragon X chipsets is up to 2.6X, better than Apple’s M3, and up to 5.4X, better than Intel’s Core Ultra 7. While commenting on their collaboration with Microsoft, Alex Katouzian, Group General Manager, Mobile, Compute & XR, Qualcomm Technologies, said:
It’s a new era for the PC and our collaboration with Microsoft combines the power of Snapdragon X Series with the power of Copilot+ to deliver groundbreaking AI capabilities that are redefining the personal computing experience – all with industry-leading performance and multi-day battery life. We’re proud to enable this industry shift, which puts Windows PCs at the forefront of technology and allows users to push the boundaries of what’s possible across productivity, creativity, and entertainment.
Here is a brief list of Copilot+ PCs announced by different OEM partners, which are exclusively powered by Snapdragon X Series chipsets:
As of now, only Snapdragon X processors are capable of powering Copilot+ PCs. Intel and AMD will look forward to introducing chipsets that meet Copilot+ PCs’ threshold later this year.
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