Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 Plus delivers big CPU gains, an 80‑TOPS NPU, and the battery life boost Windows PCs desperately need in 2026.

An early glimpse at the CPUs and GPUs powering the PCs of tomorrow. Here's a rundown of the chips we hope to see from Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Snapdragon at CES 2026.

While we may see relatively fewer vendors launching new products at CES 2026, Las Vegas, there are still several notable releases worth anticipating.

HP revealed its new EliteBook X 14 family of laptops at CES 2026, and HP lets you choose from a wide range of options — including your choice of silicon.

Leading into CES 2025, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Cockpit Elite is the premium EV standard, beating rivals on efficiency. This tech dominance is becoming a critical "Intel Inside" factor for car buyers.

Intel’s fair value estimate has inched up from about US$37.27 to about US$38.14 per share, with a slightly higher discount rate of about 11.53% now applied to a modestly improved revenue growth outlook of about 5.

Intel's new Core Ultra Series 3 'Panther Lake' CPUs are the first AI PC processors built on the new Intel 18A process, and made in the USA.

After the modest success of its first generation of Arm-based Snapdragon X processors, as part of Microsoft's Copilot+ AI PC ecosystem, Qualcomm continued to improve the architecture by launching the Snapdragon X2 Elite last September. And at this year's CES event, it's back again, this time with the more affordable X2 Plus range.