QUALCOMM Incorporated · NASDAQ:QCOM
QUALCOMM — Technical Presentation (October 2026)
34 slides from QUALCOMM's technical presentation, October 2026
Slide 1: Snapdragon
Snapdragon Andrew Pearson Master Trainer ANZ
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Slide 3: Powering 3B+ devices
Powering 3B+ devices Snapdragon is the partner of choice for intelligent computing on the planet, too. Smartphones PCs Earbuds XR/VR Wearables Auto
Slide 4: Modern customers need a better mobile PC experience
Modern customers need a better mobile PC experience Better performance, Longer Powerful, yet On-device AI even when unplugged battery life cool and quiet experiences
Slide 5: x86 Device Equilibrium
Performance x86 Device Equilibrium Thermals Battery life
Slide 6: Business\Internal
Business\Internal
Slide 7: System-on-a-Chip "SoC"
Business\internal Snapdragon
Slide 8: Unique chip architecture enables next-gen capabilities
Unique chip architecture enables next-gen capabilities Qualcomm PERFORMANCE, UNPLUGGED Leading CPU technology with revolutionary Oryon CPU performance per watt powers premium experiences on-the-go with up to multi-day POWERFUL AI EXPERIENCES battery life.* Integrated 45 TOPS NPU for power-efficient
Slide 9: We launched Snapdragon X Series less than 2 years ago
We launched Snapdragon X Series less than 2 years ago June 2024 Sept 2024 Jan 2025 Sept 2025 Jan 2026 Confidential – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its affiliated companies – May Contain Trade Secrets
Slide 10: A legendary leap forward
A legendary leap forward Up to Up to 67% 35% FASTER than previous generation FASTER than previous generation Confidential – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its affiliated companies – May Contain Trade Secrets
Slide 11: A legendary leap forward
A legendary Up to Up to 67% 35% leap forward FASTER than previous generation FASTER than previous generation Up to Up to 43% 43% LESS POWER LESS POWER than previous generation than previous generation Confidential – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its affiliated companies – May Contain Trade Secr
Slide 12: Leading performance against competition
Leading performance against competition Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Intel Core Ultra X7 Apple M5 358H Series 3 Multi-core Geekbench +38% +27% 1) CPU performance is based on Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core score on Windows 11 run in March 2026. Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) was tested using a AS
Slide 13: Leading CPU performance and efficiency for Windows
j Leading CPU performance and efficiency for Windows Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Geekbench 6.5 Single-core delivers up to 30% faster CPU performance vs. competition at ISO power Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme 38% Relative Performance 38% 61% Intel Core Ultra X7 358H 30% faster CPU performance vs. compe
Slide 14: Leading CPU performance and efficiency for Windows
j Leading CPU performance and efficiency for Windows Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core delivers up to 57% faster CPU performance vs. competition at ISO power 38% Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme 2.3x 38% Intel Core Ultra X7 358H Relative Performance 57% faster CPU performance vs. compe
Slide 15: The highest performing platform for Windows laptops
The highest performing platform for Windows laptops CPU single-core performance up to Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme 4015 33% higher performance Intel Core Ultra X9 "Panther Lake" 3009 AMD Ryzen AI 9 "Gorgon Point" 2978 Apple M5 4324 CPU multi-core performance up to Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme 22972 38
Slide 16: Superior performance in the same device
Superior performance in the same device CPU single-core performance up to Snapdragon X2 Elite 3818 37% higher performance Intel Core Ultra 9 "Panther Lake" 2777 AMD Ryzen AI 9 "Gorgon Point" in t 2916 CPU multi-core performance up to Snapdragon X2 Elite 20388 35% higher performance Intel Core Ultra
Slide 17: The ONLY Windows platform competitive with Apple
The ONLY Windows platform competitive with Apple CPU single-core performance Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme 4015 Intel Core Ultra X9 "Panther Lake" 3009 AMD Ryzen AI 9 "Gorgon Point" 2978 Apple M5 4324 CPU multi-core performance up to Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme 22972 27% higher performance Intel Core
Slide 18: 90% faster unplugged
Geekbench Single- +87% core Intel Core Ultra X9 Geekbench Multi- +54% core Intel Core Ultra X9 Up to 90% faster Cinebench 2026 +63% Single-core Intel Core Ultra X9 Cinebench 2026 +54% unplugged Multi-core Intel Core Ultra X9 Microsoft Edge +34% (Speedometer 3.1) Intel Core Ultra X9 than Intel Core U
Slide 19: Unplugged performance
Unplugged performance Delivers great performance in unplugged mode, with minimal drop Plugged Snapdragon X2 Elite unplugged performance Unplugged 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99.6% 99.3% 99.5% 98.9% 98.6% 97.7% 85.6% Geekbench Geekbench Cinebench Cinebench Speedometer 3.1 P
Slide 20: Advanced Qualcomm Adreno GPU
Advanced Qualcomm Adreno® GPU Up to Up to Custom designed for 2.3x 36% Windows PCs • DirectX 12.2 Ultimate • Vulkan 1.4 • OpenCL 3.0 faster than more efficient than • Enhanced GMEM previous gen previous gen • Ray tracing improvements
Slide 21: Introducing Snapdragon C Platform
Introducing Snapdragon® C Platform Step into Snapdragon • The Snapdragon C Platform delivers • Empowering students, families, small responsive performance and business and frontline workers with fast experiences to essential laptops. and intelligent experiences built to last. All-day battery life Re
Slide 22: A new standard for essential PC performance
A new standard for essential PC performance Up to Up to 67% Faster performance on battery than Intel N2501 2x Better power efficiency than Intel N2502 Snapdragon C powers efficient performance and exceptional battery life. 22
Slide 23: The future of AI computing
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Slide 24: Snapdragon innovation is driving the AI age in PCs—and beyond
Snapdragon innovation is driving the AI age in PCs—and beyond Winning the edge means winning AI Personal computing Mobile computing AI wearable & AI players & LLMS spatial computing Doubao + Transforming the PC Leading mobile Driving new segments Serving hyperscalers
Slide 25: Key benefits of on-device AI
Key benefits of on-device AI Enhance end user experiences, privacy, and cost Greater performance Enhanced security Lower cost of & efficiency & privacy ownership Offloading AI tasks from the CPU Keeps sensitive data secure Reduces cloud costs and and GPU to the NPU helps improve by running AI models
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Slide 27: Legendary leap in NPU performance
Legendary leap in NPU performance Up to 80 78% 64-bit TOPS faster than previous gen for nearly unlimited memory access
Slide 28: The world's fastest NPU for laptops
j The world’s fastest NPU for laptops Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme 4485 up to 2x faster AI inferencing Intel Core Ultra X7 356H 2175 Apple M5 2411
Slide 29: Over 300+ NPU-powered AI experiences
Over 300+ NPU-powered AI experiences New features with faster performance, power savings, and enhanced privacy. ESET Blender Moises.AI Context McAfee 3D Modeling with Instrument Agentic AI Anti-Scam, On-device threat detection Text to Image Generation Isolation Gen AI Productivity Media Deepfakes Pe
Slide 30: Application strategy
Application strategy Deliver the best Windows PC experience in the industry Compatibility Performance NPU Achieve app compatibility Achieve superior app Lower Windows industry-first with the broadest set of performance on the most features through NPU- Windows apps popular apps powered AI
Slide 31: Commercial Ready – From Day One
Commercial Ready – From Day One A proven and growing app ecosystem built to support enterprise deployments with confidence 8,400+ 2,400+ 250+ Apps Native Apps leading IT Apps Supported natively or through emulation Covering 95% of users time Running on Snapdragon
Slide 32: Top Endpoint Protection Solutions Supported
Top Endpoint Protection Solutions Supported Microsoft CrowdStrike Trellix EP Symantec EP Sophos SentinelOne Defender Falcon Intercept X Singularity Trend Micro ESET Palo Alto Bitdefender Ivanti Neurons Tanium Threat Vision One EP PROTECT Cortex XDR GravityZone Response Malwarebytes EP WatchGuard Ela
Slide 33: HP proved app compatibility isn't a barrier
HP proved app compatibility isn’t a barrier Tested 3,000 Apps — 99.7% worked out of the box Validated at Enterprise scale HP IT tested ~3,000 applications across real business workflows. Near-universal success on day one 99.7% of apps ran with no challenges No deployment blockers The remaining apps
Slide 34: Thank you
Thank you Nothing in these materials is an offer to sell any of the components or devices referenced herein. References in this presentation to “Qualcomm” may mean Qualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and/or Follow us on: other subsidiaries or business units within the Qualcomm corpor