the surface laptops running X Elite are very good.Call me a fanboy, but my experience with the Surface Laptop, which IIRC uses the X1E-78, was enough to leave me impressed.
Arguably the best implementation of Snapdragon X.the surface laptops running X Elite are very good.
Some wiz could be possible if this image is run through an Image Analysing tool...Hamoa and Purwa motherboards;
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I wonder if anyone has tried measuring Purwa's die size?
And terribly expensive.the surface laptops running X Elite are very good.
Did some image editing, I measured somwhere between 115mm² to 125mm²Some wiz could be possible if this image is run through an Image Analysing tool...
76 and 62 gotta be Hamoa. I wonder if 56 is Purwa or Hamoa?Currently released SKUs:
X1E-00-1DE
X1E-84-100
X1E-80-100
X1E-78-100
X1P-66-100
X1P-64-100
X1P-46-100
X1P-42-100
Rumoured SKUs;
X1E-76-100
X1P-62-100
X1P-56-100
X1P-44-100
X1P-40-100
X1P-39-100
X1-24-100
X1-00-001
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Qualcomm (QCOM.O) has explored the possibility of acquiring portions of Intel's (INTC.O) design business to boost the company's product portfolio, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The mobile chipmaker has examined acquiring different pieces of Intel, which is struggling to generate cash and looking to shed business units and sell off other assets, the people said.
Intel’s client PC design business is of significant interest to Qualcomm executives, one of the sources said, but they are looking at all of the company’s design units.
Other pieces of Intel such as the server segment would make less sense for Qualcomm to acquire, another source with knowledge of Qualcomm's operations said.
I was about to say the same thing!The vultures start to circle
Literally every upcoming Intel client product which overlaps with stuff Qualcomm makes is better than what the latter offers.
Buying Intel's GPU division would be a good way to bootstrap Adreno's maturing. The former does not have the best iGPUs in the world, but better than the latter for sure.I was about to say the same thing!
As Qualcomm makes it's thrust into the PC industry, and tries to establish it's place as the 3rd CPU vendor (in addition to Intel/AMD), it makes sense to acquire part of Intel's client PC business.
I don't think Qualcomm would have any use for Intel's E-core team (and I doubt Intel will sell it). They already have a world-class uarch design team which they acquired with Nuvia.Perhaps they’re trying to get the GPU team. Most likely that or the E core team.
What would come under that?Client PC design Business
GPU would clearly be the most likely target. I figure E core would be next because Qualcomm’s Oryon core is decent enough in ST. And their current lineup doesn’t have any custom efficiency cores.I don't think Qualcomm would have any use for Intel's E-core team (and I doubt Intel will sell it). They already have a world-class uarch design team which they acquired with Nuvia.
A piece of the GPU team is possible. The Snapdragon X Elite really shows how behind Qualcomm's mobile based Adreno architecture is, compared to Nvidia, AMD and even Intel's Arc.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 reportedly has "E-cores". It's coming out in 2 months, so we'll have to see how it turns out to be.GPU would clearly be the most likely target. I figure E core would be next because Qualcomm’s Oryon core is decent enough in ST. And their current lineup doesn’t have any custom efficiency cores.
Agreed. If they think they'll stablish themselves in the market by selling compromised $999 experiences, then they're utterly wrong. Consumers in these price bracket have multiple options that are much better for their experiences.Qualcomm really wants to get marketshare by only selling expensive devices, ugh. Where's mainstream $500-$600 stuff, this is not it. I hope their 6-core parts will arrive cheaper than 800 dollars
MTK will face the same problems QCOM has. The supposedly Nvidia IGP will be a good draw and alleviate the gaming and content creation compatibility issues and concerns.At this pace Mediatek will come and eat the marketshare Qualcomm is leaving behind.
Won't it have a Mali/Immortalis IGP?MTK will face the same problems QCOM has. The supposedly Nvidia IGP will be a good draw and alleviate the gaming and content creation compatibility issues and concerns.
The rumor being shared is that there's a Nvidia GPU connected to the SoC die in a single substrate. Like Intel Core G that had a RX Vega attached through EMIB.Won't it have a Mali/Immortalis IGP?
Wouldn't that be because of AMD's fab partners not meeting volume expectations? Qualcomm would surely have the same issue, especially if they wish to grab larger marketshare.After seeing this, I wonder if Qualcomm might be a better OEM partner than AMD is.