Google has a brand new model of Chrome for Home windows laptops that run Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. The 2 firms say the Snapdragon model of Chrome exhibits “a dramatic efficiency enchancment.” The brand new Chrome variant is obtainable for obtain as we speak.
Though there are already Snapdragon Home windows laptops you should purchase, as we speak’s announcement is principally about paving the way in which for upcoming units working on the Snapdragon X Elite. Qualcomm says the chip will far surpass the pace of its Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 line. (However if in case you have a at present out there Snapdragon-running pc, the brand new Chrome for Snapdragon will work there, too.)
Google sees the businesses’ lengthy historical past of working collectively on Android (courting again 16 years) as a perk as Qualcomm tries to eat into Intel’s PC market share. “Our shut collaboration with Qualcomm Applied sciences will assist be certain that Chrome customers get the absolute best expertise whereas shopping the Net on present ARM-compatible PCs,” Google Senior Vice President Hiroshi Lockheimer wrote in a press launch.
The primary Snapdragon X Elite PCs are scheduled to launch in the midst of this yr. The chip is powered by 12 Oryon cores and has what Qualcomm says is double the CPU efficiency of Intel’s Thirteenth-gen Core i7-1360P and i7-1355U — whereas utilizing 68 % much less energy. The chip relies on a 4nm design fabricated by TSMC. Typical clock speeds vary from 3.8GHz to a dual-core increase of as much as 4.3GHz.
Qualcomm even says most Home windows video games will run at almost full pace with none must tweak code or change property.
Though Intel is Qualcomm’s most direct competitor in Home windows, it’s additionally making an attempt to match or surpass what Apple has achieved with its M-series silicon. Qualcomm’s problem is doing that on totally different {hardware} from varied firms — one thing Apple doesn’t have to fret about with its built-in mannequin.
