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Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon X2 Elite and Extreme chips, claiming they’re the “fastest and most efficient processors for Windows PCs.” Built on 3nm with up to 18 cores and a 5GHz Arm CPU boost, the chips promise 31% more CPU power, up to 2.3x GPU performance, stronger AI processing, and “multi-day battery life,” with devices expected in the first half of 2026. The Verge reports: There’s also a new 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU, for AI tasks, that offers 37 percent more…
