Qualcomm Snapdragon C Specs Target $300 Laptops, Claim 67% Speed Gain Over Intel

Qualcomm has released detailed specifications and performance benchmarks for its new Snapdragon C platform, an entry-level system-on-a-chip designed to power Windows laptops starting at around $300. The announcement, which follows a brief unveiling at Computex in May 2026, positions the chip as a competitor to Intel's N250 "Twin Lake" platform, with Qualcomm claiming significant advantages in both performance and power efficiency when running on battery.

The Snapdragon C is built on a 6nm process and features an eight-core Qualcomm Kryo CPU with a single-core clock speed of up to 3.0 GHz and a multi-core speed of up to 2.0 GHz. It includes 2 MB of cache, an integrated Adreno A643 GPU, and a Hexagon NPU for artificial intelligence tasks. The platform supports up to 16 GB of LPDDR4x, LPDDR5, or LPDDR5x memory, along with PCIe 3.0 NVMe and UFS 2.2/3.1 storage options. Connectivity features include Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 6.0.

In a series of benchmarks comparing a Snapdragon C reference design to an Acer TravelMate laptop with an Intel N250 processor, both running on battery power, Qualcomm reported substantial gains. The company claims the Snapdragon C is up to 67% faster in...