Qualcomm Adreno X1 revealed

Finally, some details on Snapdragon X Elite/Plus GPU architecture.

Less than a week before the official launch of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series, the company has revealed more details about its graphics architecture. The new Adreno X1 series is the first generation of integrated graphics for the X-series SoCs for Windows on ARM. The ‘1’ denotes the generation, with successors to be named Adreno X2 and so forth. The highest configuration, X1-85, includes an ‘8’ for the GPU level and a ‘5’ for the SKU.

The Adreno X1 GPU features up to 6 shader processors, combining 1536 FP32 ALUs and capable of processing 96 texels per cycle. It boasts a performance of up to 4.6 TFLOPS at its peak and can process up to 72 gigapixels per second.

The Adreno X1 supports major graphics APIs including DirectX 12.1 (Shader Model 6.7), DirectX 11, Vulkan 1.3, and OpenCL 3.0. Qualcomm has provided examples comparing the X1-85 to the Core Ultra 7 155H (with 8 Xe-Cores), though full specs of the reference platform are not yet available.

Adreno X1 GPU, Source: Qualcomm

Qualcomm claims the Adreno X1-85 can match or surpass Intel graphics in several games, all benchmarked at 1080p resolution. However, details about game settings and independent testing are still pending.

Adreno X1 GPU, Source: Qualcomm

Additionally, Qualcomm is introducing the Adreno Control Panel, a dedicated app for game optimizations and driver updates, with a commitment to monthly updates. This is similar to what larger GPU vendors offer and could be crucial for the success of the new GPU architecture, as seen with Intel Arc.

Adreno X1 GPU, Source: Qualcomm

Despite the presentation, there has been limited independent testing of Qualcomm laptops, aside from curated demos or reviewers testing demo units at Computex.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptops officially hit the shelves next week (June 18), but consumers can already preorder the new systems. We highly encourage everyone to just wait for reviews.

Source: Qualcomm