We Got To See Snapdragon X2 Elite In Action, And It Looks Impressive

At Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2025, which is currently underway is Maui, we got to see the company's newest high-performance chip for PCs, the Snapdragon X2 Elite, running in a couple of different form factors right on the show floor. Like last year, Qualcomm is determined to show how much its custom Arm-based PC processor architecture has evolved with Windows 11, including its ability to tackle games and applications originally intended for x86 architecture systems. In some ways, it's similar to what Valve does with the Linux-based Steam Deck and the Proton compatibility layer, but it's arguably even more impressive, since the Steam Deck is still an x86 machine. For x86 software to run so well on Snapdragon, an entirely different type of emulation solution is required.