Qualcomm launches AI-fuelled assault on the PC market

Intel and AMD’s PC party has just been gate-crashed by a late arrival that has the potential to radically alter the mood.
US chip giant Qualcomm has used its annual showcase in Hawaii to formally unveil its hotly-anticipated Snapdragon X Elite, its first dedicated, high-end PC chipset. Based on custom Arm architecture, called Oryon, Qualcomm claims it offers a 2x improvement in processing speed compared to x86 – i.e. Intel and AMD – CPUs, and 2x the on-board graphics processing