Beware Intel and AMD, Qualcomm is also going to compete in desktop PCs

In a few days, ultra-thin laptops with Windows, for the Snapdragon X Elite processor, will go on sale. But this is just “the first wave.”

Qualcomm is plotting some very ambitious plans for the PC market. Its third generation of Snapdragon to start competing in the desktop computer market.

Of course, don’t expect powerful towers or gaming PC computers to play hard with a Qualcomm processor. At least, for now… Their plans, for now, include some Mini PCs and computers All in one, as you can see in the opening photo of the news.

A few hours ago the CEO of Qualcomm, Cristiano Amon, made a presentation at Computex 2024, where it has focused on ultra-thin laptops with Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon

Qualcomm Mini PC and All-in-One

Microsoft has bet heavily on Qualcomm and its ARM architectureadvertising only its Surface computers with Snapdragon X Elite, even though they will also be sold with Intel Core Ultra processors.

It is willing to beat Apple and its MacBooks on their own ground, using processors with ARM architecture under Windows 11and its new AI for computers, Copilot+.

Brands like Dell, HP, Samsung, Asus and others are also signing up, as they have announced Windows laptops with Snapdragon X Elite, as you can see in this card:

But everything indicates that Qualcomm’s ambitions go much further. It is not satisfied with laptops, and also will compete with Intel and AMD in the field of desktop computers.

In the keynote from Computex, Cristiano Amon has not confirmed models, but he has has said that these ultra-thin laptops are “the first wave”, while on the stage screen you could see the photo that we showed at the opening of the news.

Therefore, The Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragonwhere the computer itself is inside the monitor.

Intel and AMD already have a new rival in the low range of desktop PCs, something that has not happened for decades. ARM architecture makes its way into the PC market, with the idea of ​​unseating the classic x86 from Intel and AMD. Will he get it?

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Tags: Snapdragon, Computers, Qualcomm