NVIDIA's entry-level GeForce RTX 4050 GPU has an interesting interface on laptops, making use of the M.2 interface instead of MXM. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 GPU Features M.2 Interface Instead of MXM on Certain Laptops The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 is the most entry-level graphics card that you can get within the RTX 40 "Ada" lineup on laptops. The unfortunate thing is that the RTX 4050 never came to the desktop segment despite certain manufacturers showing readiness for this particular model. Currently, the NVIDIA RTX 3050 and its derivatives serve the entry-level segment in the sub-$200 US category but there's […]
There is no shortage of great cases available for our modern-day smartphones. Things get even better if you are talking about flagship phones like the Galaxy S24 Ultra or the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Pitaka, a case-maker famous for its Aramid Fiber cases has just released the new Pitaka MagEZ Case Pro 4 for a number of devices and while this might look like something that has been done to the end, Pitaka has made some changes that I am really in love with and when they sent me this case, I was more than happy with how it turned […]
Qualcomm is expected to switch to its custom Oryon cores when it officially announces the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. A company executive claimed that the flagship SoC would be unveiled in October, making it the first silicon from the San Diego firm to transition to in-house CPU designs completely. However, this shift could cost Qualcomm’s partners a hefty sum, as one tipster claims that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be expensive, and phone makers will have to evaluate the overall configuration of their devices to sell them at competitive prices. Tipster also mentions that Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s wafer […]
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite will eventually face competition in the ARM-based AI chipset space from MediaTek and NVIDIA, who have reportedly joined forces to co-develop a new SoC whose design is said to be finalized in the third quarter of this year. The upcoming silicon is said to support advanced technologies, including being mass produced on TSMC’s 3nm process, with the new entrant possibly competing with Apple’s M4 when comparing lithography. The unnamed chipset from MediaTek and NVIDIA is rumored to fetch a price of $300 per unit, likely due to leveraging advanced nodes and packaging technologies With the AI PC segment […]
The Snapdragon X Elite was previously reported to operate on two power limits; 23W and 80W. However, according to the latest findings, Qualcomm’s newest ARM chipset can touch almost 100W, and that is for the CPU alone, making it a power guzzler compared to its closest competition, Apple’s M3 Pro. However, there are several variables to keep in mind before criticizing the massive power draw of the chipset, and we will be talking about those details here. Apple’s M3 Pro CPU load can reach 42W of power, as TSMC’s 3nm process helps to reduce consumption drastically The part number ‘X1E84100’ belongs […]
The Snapdragon X Elite performance numbers that nearly everyone has seen would likely present an impression that Qualcomm has finally developed a capable ARM-based SoC that delivers some much-needed competition to the Apple Silicon. Unfortunately, that would have been the case if the San Diego chip giant had not allegedly manipulated benchmarks. One report says that the benchmark claims are impossible to recreate for Qualcomm’s partners that will eventually use the Snapdragon X Elite in various notebook models. Some OEMs are rumored to have reported numbers that are ‘far sub-50%’ of what Qualcomm claims Two ‘major’ OEMs and a ‘deep […]
Qualcomm officially took the wraps off the Snapdragon X Elite, revealing that there was not one but three SKUs that will be found in various premium notebooks, with the fourth one being the less powerful Snapdragon X Plus. The SoC was recently benchmarked in the upcoming Microsoft Surface Laptop 6, operating at 4.00GHz, suggesting that it is one of the two versions that supports boost clock technology. The scores show that Qualcomm’s latest and greatest silicon continues to outpace Apple’s M3, but it has yet to overtake the higher-end chipsets. Snapdragon X Elite running in the Surface Laptop 6 is 16 […]
Qualcomm previewed the Snapdragon X Elite last year, marketing the upcoming chipset as the real competition to Apple Silicon and various Intel and AMD processors. With the latest announcement, the San Diego giant has unveiled every possible detail of its flagship notebook SoC while also revealing that there will be not one but three SKUs that Qualcomm’s partners can choose from, which can make it for a very convoluted purchasing experience for the buyer. Regardless, we will clear up the confusion for you, so let us get into the details immediately. The top-end Snapdragon X Elite has a dual-core boost […]
Windows 11 is said to receive an AI Explorer feature, which will act as a kind of search engine that operates inside Microsoft’s operating system and will show results based on your current and past activity. Unfortunately, the company will reportedly keep the feature limited to PCs that are not running the Snapdragon X Elite, along with other hardware limitations. This means that even if you have the latest and greatest Intel or AMD CPU, you could potentially be locked out from using AI Explorer. Other requirements of running AI Explorer include 16GB RAM and 225GB of available storage A […]
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite CPUs have finally debuted in a "non-reference" laptops, with none other than Lenovo housing the family. Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7 14 2024 & ThinkPad T14s "Snapdragon Edition" Will Feature The Snapdragon X Elite CPUs, Taking Windows AI PC Performance To New Levels It seems like we have officially entered the Snapdragon "X Elite" CPU official launch timeline, where it is expected that laptops surrounding the CPU lineup will be shipping out soon. Previously, Qualcomm's CPUs were confined to reference models which were primarily for testing and consumer showcase. However, an X user, WalkingCat (@_h0x0d_), has shown […]
Qualcomm is not the only company to claim that the Snapdragon X Elite is faster than Apple’s M3, as Microsoft is also planning a slew of comparisons to showcase the upcoming chipset’s capabilities. According to people familiar with the software giant’s plans, it intends to reveal some demos of the notebook silicon in an attempt to highlight that the M3 is the inferior SoC. In multi-core performance, Qualcomm claims that the Snapdragon X Elite is 21 percent faster than the M3, conveniently leaves out single-core results Microsoft is gearing up for its event in Seattle next month, with The Verge reporting that […]
Qualcomm previously stated that its Snapdragon X Elite can run most games but did not dive into the image quality and framerate details. We recently reported that the SoC could maintain a solid 30FPS when running Baldur’s Gate 3 at low settings. This is an impressive feat, considering that the AAA title was running at the 1080p resolution and that the Snapdragon X Elite comes armed with nothing more than an integrated GPU. We now learn that the silicon can run Control, a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Remedy, at just under 40FPS, but again, at low settings. Bear in mind […]
The Snapdragon X Elite is expected to be found in the upcoming wave of notebooks arriving in the first half of 2024, but Qualcomm has plans to expand this lineup with a possibly less powerful version that will reportedly be called the Snapdragon X Plus. According to the latest information, there is not one but two versions of the SoC that are currently being tested, and they could share one notable feature with the more capable silicon, as you will soon find out. Qualcomm is said to be testing the Snapdragon X Plus versions with an integrated Snapdragon X65 5G […]
Development on the next-gen HBM4 memory standard is in full swing as TSMC, Samsung & SK hynix prep the latest DRAM & process nodes. TSMC Brings Forward 12nm & 5nm Nodes For HBM4 Memory Base Dies, Samsung & SK hynix Go 1c DRAM Route Both Samsung and SK hynix are in the race to offer the next-generation HBM4 memory standard. The Korean giants have shown their initial plans for a 2025-2026 debut. Samsung has so far eyed the use of 3D Packaging technologies and up to 16-Hi stacks for an unprecedented increase in the VRAM capacities and memory bandwidth while […]
A teardown of the M4 iPad Pro went live a few hours before, showing various internal changes to Apple’s flagship tablet. Fortunately, where you may have missed out on some crucial details, we spotted them in the latest disassembly video, with the 13-inch version having some attributes that will make repairs significantly easier. However, the entire process is not without its headaches, as you will soon find out. Two batteries of the M4 iPad Pro can be removed using ‘pull tabs’ and that too, without disassembling the entire tablet The latest teardown of the M4 iPad Pro was posted by […]
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite will eventually face competition in the ARM-based AI chipset space from MediaTek and NVIDIA, who have reportedly joined forces to co-develop a new SoC whose design is said to be finalized in the third quarter of this year. The upcoming silicon is said to support advanced technologies, including being mass produced on TSMC’s 3nm process, with the new entrant possibly competing with Apple’s M4 when comparing lithography. The unnamed chipset from MediaTek and NVIDIA is rumored to fetch a price of $300 per unit, likely due to leveraging advanced nodes and packaging technologies With the AI PC segment […]
The Snapdragon X Elite was previously reported to operate on two power limits; 23W and 80W. However, according to the latest findings, Qualcomm’s newest ARM chipset can touch almost 100W, and that is for the CPU alone, making it a power guzzler compared to its closest competition, Apple’s M3 Pro. However, there are several variables to keep in mind before criticizing the massive power draw of the chipset, and we will be talking about those details here. Apple’s M3 Pro CPU load can reach 42W of power, as TSMC’s 3nm process helps to reduce consumption drastically The part number ‘X1E84100’ belongs […]
The Snapdragon X Elite performance numbers that nearly everyone has seen would likely present an impression that Qualcomm has finally developed a capable ARM-based SoC that delivers some much-needed competition to the Apple Silicon. Unfortunately, that would have been the case if the San Diego chip giant had not allegedly manipulated benchmarks. One report says that the benchmark claims are impossible to recreate for Qualcomm’s partners that will eventually use the Snapdragon X Elite in various notebook models. Some OEMs are rumored to have reported numbers that are ‘far sub-50%’ of what Qualcomm claims Two ‘major’ OEMs and a ‘deep […]
Qualcomm officially took the wraps off the Snapdragon X Elite, revealing that there was not one but three SKUs that will be found in various premium notebooks, with the fourth one being the less powerful Snapdragon X Plus. The SoC was recently benchmarked in the upcoming Microsoft Surface Laptop 6, operating at 4.00GHz, suggesting that it is one of the two versions that supports boost clock technology. The scores show that Qualcomm’s latest and greatest silicon continues to outpace Apple’s M3, but it has yet to overtake the higher-end chipsets. Snapdragon X Elite running in the Surface Laptop 6 is 16 […]
Qualcomm previewed the Snapdragon X Elite last year, marketing the upcoming chipset as the real competition to Apple Silicon and various Intel and AMD processors. With the latest announcement, the San Diego giant has unveiled every possible detail of its flagship notebook SoC while also revealing that there will be not one but three SKUs that Qualcomm’s partners can choose from, which can make it for a very convoluted purchasing experience for the buyer. Regardless, we will clear up the confusion for you, so let us get into the details immediately. The top-end Snapdragon X Elite has a dual-core boost […]
Windows 11 is said to receive an AI Explorer feature, which will act as a kind of search engine that operates inside Microsoft’s operating system and will show results based on your current and past activity. Unfortunately, the company will reportedly keep the feature limited to PCs that are not running the Snapdragon X Elite, along with other hardware limitations. This means that even if you have the latest and greatest Intel or AMD CPU, you could potentially be locked out from using AI Explorer. Other requirements of running AI Explorer include 16GB RAM and 225GB of available storage A […]
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite CPUs have finally debuted in a "non-reference" laptops, with none other than Lenovo housing the family. Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7 14 2024 & ThinkPad T14s "Snapdragon Edition" Will Feature The Snapdragon X Elite CPUs, Taking Windows AI PC Performance To New Levels It seems like we have officially entered the Snapdragon "X Elite" CPU official launch timeline, where it is expected that laptops surrounding the CPU lineup will be shipping out soon. Previously, Qualcomm's CPUs were confined to reference models which were primarily for testing and consumer showcase. However, an X user, WalkingCat (@_h0x0d_), has shown […]
Qualcomm is not the only company to claim that the Snapdragon X Elite is faster than Apple’s M3, as Microsoft is also planning a slew of comparisons to showcase the upcoming chipset’s capabilities. According to people familiar with the software giant’s plans, it intends to reveal some demos of the notebook silicon in an attempt to highlight that the M3 is the inferior SoC. In multi-core performance, Qualcomm claims that the Snapdragon X Elite is 21 percent faster than the M3, conveniently leaves out single-core results Microsoft is gearing up for its event in Seattle next month, with The Verge reporting that […]
Qualcomm previously stated that its Snapdragon X Elite can run most games but did not dive into the image quality and framerate details. We recently reported that the SoC could maintain a solid 30FPS when running Baldur’s Gate 3 at low settings. This is an impressive feat, considering that the AAA title was running at the 1080p resolution and that the Snapdragon X Elite comes armed with nothing more than an integrated GPU. We now learn that the silicon can run Control, a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Remedy, at just under 40FPS, but again, at low settings. Bear in mind […]
The Snapdragon X Elite is expected to be found in the upcoming wave of notebooks arriving in the first half of 2024, but Qualcomm has plans to expand this lineup with a possibly less powerful version that will reportedly be called the Snapdragon X Plus. According to the latest information, there is not one but two versions of the SoC that are currently being tested, and they could share one notable feature with the more capable silicon, as you will soon find out. Qualcomm is said to be testing the Snapdragon X Plus versions with an integrated Snapdragon X65 5G […]
