Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme chips for PCs have NPUs with up to 80 TOPS of AI performance, a 2.3X boost in GPU performance per watt, and up to 18 CPU cores for up to 31% faster overall performance. Devices coming in 2026. #Qualcomm #Chips #SnapdragonX2Elite #SnapdragonX2Extreme https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2025/09/new-snapdragon-x2-elite-extreme-and-snapdragon-x2-elite-are-the-

Qualcomm's follow-up to the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip for flagship phones is the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Why not Gen 2? Because it's the 5th chip since switching to single-digit names. Last year's name was the anomaly , I guess. https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2025/09/snapdragon-8-elite-gen-5-name-power-why#Snapdragon8EliteGen5#Qualcomm#Chips

The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chip for mid-range phones promises a modest 7% boost in CPU and GPU performance over the Gen 3 version, plus support for to a 2900 x 1300px display at 144 Hz. https://www.qualcomm.com/products/mobile/snapdragon/smartphones/snapdragon-7-series-mobile-platforms/snapdragon-7s-gen-4-mobile-platform#Qualcomm#Chips#Snapdragon7sGen4

The Trump administration could impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductor chips, with an exception for companies like Apple that have committed to manufacturing in the US. One way or another, expect electronics prices to go up though. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/trump-plans-100-tariff-on-chips-with-carveout-for-apple-others #chips #tariffs#Semiconductors

Chinese chip maker Zhaoxin has been making x86 processors for years, but they've generally lagged behind the latest Intel and AMD chips in features. It looks like they're catching up. #chips #china#Zhaoxin #zhaoxinKH5000https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinese-cpus-are-closing-the-gap-on-amd-next-gen-zhaoxin-chips-feature-96-cores-12-channel-ddr5-memory-and-128-pcie-5-0-lanes