Now that Qualcomm has finally announced its Snapdragon X2 Elite CPUs, including an all-new X2 Elite Extreme chipset, we have a better idea of what these next-gen Arm-based processors can bring to upcoming Windows PCs. And it's already looking mighty.

Throughout the Snapdragon Summit 2025, I've been hearing how the X2 Elite series will offer up the "world's fastest NPU for laptops." From the brief comparisons shown at the keynote, it's made abundantly clear that Qualcomm will deliver on this promise.

Being up to 5.7x faster than its competition is a bold statement, considering the company specifically calls out some of the strongest CPUs in the best laptops right now, such as the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Apple's M4 chip.

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