Posted 4/9/2024, 7:16:00 PM
Microsoft Bets on Qualcomm's New Snapdragon Chips to Outpace Apple's M2 in Upcoming Surface Devices
- Microsoft using Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite chips in upcoming Surface devices, expecting to beat Apple MacBook performance
- Snapdragon X Elite chips use Arm architecture, bring advantages like less power consumption and cutting-edge performance
- Microsoft confident chips can outperform Apple's M2 chips on metrics like boot speed, app launch speed, power efficiency
- Signals shift for PC industry to adopt Arm-based chips over Intel/AMD
- Windows 11 integrating more AI features that new Snapdragon chips are optimized for