The Snapdragon X Platform, which consists of an 8-core Oryon central processor, a graphics component and dedicated AI chip, will run Microsoft Corp.’s Copilot+ software, Qualcomm announced at the CES show in Las Vegas.

Today at CES, Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon X processor. The company aims to bring fast performance as well as efficient battery life to a wider market by designing the chip with mainstream and budget laptops in mind,

Make no mistake, Qualcomm has big aspirations of taking x86's lunch money in the consumer PC space, and that effort continues with its more affordable Snapdragon X silicon.

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Platform brings power and efficiency to $600 laptops, scheduled to launch in the coming months.

Qualcomm is introducing another Arm laptop chip to its Snapdragon X series today, lowering the cost of Copilot Plus PCs to around $600. The new Snapdragon X joins the existing Snapdragon X Plus and X Elite and will be available in a variety of devices from Acer,