While we have been anticipating the supply of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor to be across the center of this 12 months, Lenovo has introduced two new ‘AI-powered’ notebooks for the Windows on Arm platform. Announced is the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen 14 and the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 each characteristic Qualcomm’s newest 12-core Snapdragon X Elite processor, ushering in a brand new period for Microsoft’s Windows on Arm platform. Lenovo goals to focus on content material creators and enterprise professionals with these new fashions.
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Elite processor appears set to attempt to change the adoption of the Windows-on-Arm gadgets, with a vital give attention to offering AI functionality on machine, which guarantees as much as 45 TOPs of efficiency solely from the Hexagon NPU. Powered by the Oryon CPU cores, the Snapdragon X Elite is designed to ship distinctive efficiency and effectivity, attaining as much as 3.8GHz in all-core turbo in intensive workloads. The processor additionally consists of the most recent Hexagon NPU, providing 45 TOPS of efficiency for INT8 duties, making it well-suited for dealing with advanced AI duties on gadgets reminiscent of Generative AI.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen 14 Notebook for Windows on Arm
Starting with the slimmer of the 2 fashions, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x is primarily tailor-made for creators. It is designed to be skinny, light-weight, and moveable and has a 70 Wh battery, making it supreme for creators on the go. The machine is powered by the most recent Snapdragon X Elite processor, that includes Qualcomm’s built-in Hegaxon NPU designed to energy GenAI-based text-to-image capabilities, subtle photograph and video enhancing instruments, and clever textual content creation and enhancing suggestions.
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen 14 is simply 12.9 mm thicok.
For connectivity, it solely makes use of Type-C, with three USB 4 Type-C ports for the quickest 40 Gbps-capable gadgets. It additionally has a single audio jack with an HDMI 2.1 video output. Built into the highest bezel is a 1080 webcam with 4 microphones, and it additionally helps IP MIPI with an built-in privateness shutter. Additional options embody Dolby Atmos audio, whereas it additionally comes with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.Three connectivity integrated throughout the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor. It weighs simply 1.28 kg, with a slim 12.9 mm profile, making the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x completely gentle for customers on the go.
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 pocket book
On the opposite hand, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s is optimized primarily for enterprise customers. It is designed to ship optimum efficiency and effectivity with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite 12-core processor. As with the Yoga Slim 7x, the ThinkPad T14s makes use of the built-in Qualcomm Adreno GPU for graphics capabilities, and it powers the 14″ show, which might are available 1920 x 1200 IPS or 2.8K with an OLED panel. The on-device Hexagon NPU primarily handles AI inferencing duties on chips and ensures seamless integration with Microsoft 365 purposes. This mannequin is designed to supply strong machine administration, enhanced collaborations on the go, and built-in chip-to-cloud safety for skilled environments.
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 & Yoga Slim 7x 14 Gen 9 Specifications (Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Models) |
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| AnandTech | ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 | Yoga Slim 7x 14 Gen 9 | |||||
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Windows on Arm 12C / 12 T Up to three.eight GHz All-Core 4.2 GHz 2T Boost Dynamic undisclosed TDP |
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Windows on Arm 12C / 12 T Up to three.Four GHz All-Core 4.zero GHz 2T Boost Dynamic undisclosed TDP |
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| Memory | Up to 64 GB LPRRD5X-8533 2 x 32 GB |
Up to 32 GB LPRRD5X-8448 2 x 16 GB |
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| GPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Adreno Graphics | ||||||
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon NPU (45 TOPS) | ||||||
| Display | 14″ IPS, 1920 x 1200, sRGB, 400… | ||||||
