HOW 191: The Snapdragon X2 is Here - Real-World ARM Power

About this episode

The episode discusses the arrival of the next-gen Snapdragon X2 Copilot Plus PCs and their impact on ARM laptop performance.

Next-gen Snapdragon X2 Copilot Plus PCs are finally here, delivering real gaming performance and major CPU/NPU upgrades that could shake up your expectations for ARM laptops. Host: Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Hands-On Windows at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-windows Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord . Sponsor: canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT

People in this episode

Host: Paul Thurrott

Topics covered

• Snapdragon X2
• ARM laptops
• gaming performance
• CPU upgrades
• NPU upgrades

Keywords

• Snapdragon X2
• ARM
• laptops
• gaming
• CPU
• NPU
• performance

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Organizations: TWiT

Products: Snapdragon X2

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