Overview
- Tom’s Guide hands-on benchmarks report class-leading single-core results versus recent Intel and AMD chips, rough parity with Apple’s M5 in single-core, and standout AI scores from an 80 TOPS NPU.
- Gaming demos showed Cyberpunk 2077 topping 75 FPS at 1080p Medium (about 52 FPS with ray tracing), Black Myth: Wukong over 90 FPS, and Fortnite and Overwatch 2 at 120 FPS, aided by DX12 Ultimate support and working anti-cheat.
- Qualcomm’s guidance shared by Wccftech shows the X2 Elite Extreme can exceed 100W when unconstrained (e.g., 107.94W in a memory test, 84.78W in HandBrake), with OEM-set sustained limits commonly 20–40W for thinner 14-inch designs.
- Cinebench data cited by Wccftech indicates the X2 Elite Extreme trails Apple’s M4 Max, and the outlet suggests it may fall behind a forthcoming M5 Max, underscoring mixed competitive standings across workloads.
- Qualcomm details a 3nm design with 31+ billion transistors, embedded RAM for 69% higher memory bandwidth, faster Hexagon AI and GPU engines, plus a low-power island, a sensing hub with its own eNPU, and Guardian features with optional 4G/5G.