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MagyarSnapdragon X Elite: The Intel terror comes in a surprising number of variants, including Snapdragon X Plus
Something is not quite right here. At the Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm representatives explicitly confirmed to us that there would be exactly one SKU (stock keeping unit) for the Snapdragon X Elite, in contrast to Intel's and AMD's confusing nomenclature for its different processor series, equipment variants and performance levels for each generation. However, it now turns out that this is definitely not quite true.
Not only did X users such as Gustave Monce discover clues about different model variants of the Snapdragon X Elite weeks ago, but a recent driver leak from Qualcomm (via Baidu) has now confirmed that there will be at least eight different Snapdragon chips for the Snapdragon X Elite launch at Computex 2024 in June 2024, four of which will be called Snapdragon X Elite. A Snapdragon X Plus is also mentioned in the driver, again in four different model variants.
Differences between Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus?
Specifically, the following Snapdragon model variants are mentioned in the driver configuration file:
- Snapdragon X Elite X1E84100
- Snapdragon X Elite X1E80100
- Snapdragon X Elite X1E78100
- Snapdragon X Elite X1E76100
- Snapdragon X Plus X1P64100
- Snapdragon X Plus X1P62100
- Snapdragon X Plus X1P56100
- Snapdragon X Plus X1P40100
How these individual SKUs and the Snapdragon X Elite in particular differ from the Snapdragon X Plus is currently unknown. At present, we know that the Snapdragon X Elite X1E80100 runs with 12 cores in an 8+4 cluster configuration with a maximum of 4.3 Ghz and an integrated Adreno GPU. The other configurations may offer different cluster designs, clock frequencies or GPU/NPU designs. Variants with more or fewer Oryon cores are conceivable, perhaps in order to allow for different price levels for laptops and notebooks. In any case, a recent price leak indicates a trend towards higher prices, at least for Samsung. The driver also appears to offer DirectX11, DirectX12 and Vulcan support, but does not provide any further information.
Source(s)
Baidu via @faridofanani96, @gus33000
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