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This cheaper Snapdragon X Plus chip brings big AI performance for just $700 — here’s what we know

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Qualcomm is introducing a new lower cost Snapdragon X Plus variant that the company says will make AI laptops even more affordable.

The chip packs 8 cores rather than 10 , but still gives you that same 45 Trillion Operations Per second (TOPs) of AI potential on that NPU .

Single-core and multicore performance takes a hit, and you’ll see a similar dip in graphics too.

Expect to see laptop makers announce a whole bunch of new systems sporting these chips.