AI & Machine Learning•August 24, 2026

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2 with 75 TOPS NPU for Local Workstations

Qualcomm's second-generation Snapdragon X Elite silicon features a 75 TOPS NPU, accelerating offline web development tools, local code completion, and edge data processing.

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Qualcomm expanded its presence in the PC workstation market today with the announcement of the Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2 platform. Boasting a Hexagon NPU capable of 75 trillion operations per second (TOPS), the chip achieves full hardware acceleration across both Windows on ARM and Linux kernels.

Web developers running local client-side toolchains and testing suites report near-instantaneous build and execution times, further proving that client-side computing has reached parity with traditional cloud instances.

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