According to recent announcements, Qualcomm will combine its Snapdragon SoCs, aiming to unify mobile and PC architectures into a single family. This rumour comes from the source Digital Chat Station, which subtly references the brand “Snapdragon Elite.” While not explicitly sharing the information, the leak suggests that Qualcomm is changing the way it enables Snapdragon SoCs.
This would conserve resources and encourage developers to provide native support for the involved architectures. A similar example is how Apple has encouraged studios to provide support for titles like Resident Evil, across both mobile and laptop chips, simply due to the unified framework it adopted. Another interesting point is that Qualcomm could potentially encourage the addition of on-device AI by adopting this approach, as the Snapdragon X Elite SKUs are known for having some of the best AI computing capabilities. Ultimately, Qualcomm could transfer this advantage to mobile chips, enabling a new wave of on-device AI in next-generation devices.
Qualcomm will merge its Snapdragon SoCs for mobile phones and laptops
