According to recently published benchmarks in the Ashes of the Singularity database, the GPU performance of Qualcomm’s much-anticipated Snapdragon X Elite processor may not live up to expectations. While these results are based on pre-production silicon and drivers, they indicate that the Adreno GPU in the Snapdragon X Elite X1E80100 processor only achieves a score of 1,300 points in the Min_1080p preset level, with an average framerate of 13.7 FPS at a resolution of 2880×1800. This is noticeably lower than the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 GPU, which scores 1,800 points with an average framerate of 19.7 FPS at a resolution of 2560×1440.
Earlier demonstrations by Qualcomm showcased the Snapdragon X Elite processors as having superior GPU performance compared to Apple’s M2 and AMD’s Ryzen 9 7940HS, based on benchmarks such as Aztec Ruins and Wildlife Extreme. However, the AOTS benchmark results present a different picture, suggesting that the Adreno GPU may not outperform its predecessor.
It’s important to note that these benchmarks are conducted using pre-production silicon and software, which may not be optimized for the AOTS benchmark. Additionally, there is a possibility that the version of the SoC being tested has a cut-down GPU. As a result, it would be premature to draw any definitive conclusions about the GPU inside the Snapdragon X Elite X1E80100 processor based solely on these benchmark results.
The Snapdragon X Elite processors are touted for their Oryon general-purpose CPU cores, developed by Nuvia, a company acquired by Qualcomm in 2021. While the CPU performance may be a significant selling point for laptops, the graphics performance remains equally important for those considering the new Windows-oriented Arm-based chip.
As more information becomes available and further optimizations are made, it will be interesting to see how Qualcomm addresses the GPU performance of the Snapdragon X Elite processor. For now, it seems that the initial performance numbers may not generate the level of excitement that was anticipated.
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