The First Windows Laptops With Snapdragon X2 Elite Chips Are Coming Next Week
Snapdragon X2 Elite laptops debut at CES 2026 with massive performance and battery gains.
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The First Windows Laptops With Snapdragon X2 Elite Chips Are Coming Next Week
Snapdragon X2 Elite Laptops Hit CES 2026 With 29-Hour Battery Claims The first wave of Windows laptops powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite chips is officially arriving next week at CES 2026—marking a major leap forward for ARM-based Windows devices. Promising up to 75% faster CPU performance and more than double the GPU efficiency of last year’s Snapdragon X Elite, these new chips aim to redefine what thin-and-light laptops can do without sacrificing all-day battery life. If you’ve been waiting for a Windows laptop that rivals MacBooks in endurance and responsiveness, CES might just deliver. Credit: Google Why the Snapdragon X2 Elite Matters for Windows Users Qualcomm’s original Snapdragon X Elite chip already turned heads in 2024 and 2025 by proving that ARM-based Windows laptops could deliver both power and efficiency. But the X2 Elite takes that promise even further. With architectural improvements and a refined 3nm process, Qualcomm says the new chip offers desktop-class perform…