Tag: Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops suffer compatibility issues with many games — even Intel’s integrated Arc Graphics is up to 3x faster

After months of accumulated hype, Windows on Arm laptops boasting the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processors have landed. Qualcomm promised “flawless” compatibility with Windows games, but while it’s some games do indeed run well on the hardware, the performance gaps between Snapdragon X Elite and competing AMD/Intel iGPUs are oftentimes staggering. And that’s only when […]

Recent Dividend Hikes By QUALCOMM, Analog Devices And Microchip Technology

Recent Dividend Hikes By QUALCOMM, Analog Devices And Microchip Technology Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. For investors seeking a blend of growth and reliable income, tech stocks with long-standing dividend histories are particularly appealing. Here, we spotlight three companies—QUALCOMM, Analog Devices, and Microchip […]

Qualcomm makes its AI models available to app developers

When Qualcomm formally introduced its Snapdragon X Elite platforms at Computex earlier this month, the company almost solely focused on the AI capabilities of these system-on-chips and only briefly touched upon CPU and GPU. But to take advantage of Qualcomm’s Hexagon neural processing unit (NPU), one needs AI software that can use it. Today, Qualcomm […]

What’s Going on With Qualcomm Stock?

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) stock for long-term investors. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of June 18, 2024. The video was published on June 20, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Qualcomm right now? Before you buy stock in Qualcomm, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just […]

Qualcomm touts Intel-beating gaming performance for its Snapdragon X Arm chip, promises gaming app plus monthly GPU driver updates

With the first examples of laptops powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X chip landing with actual buying customers, Qualcomm has released some more juicy details around gaming performance and features. According to Qualcomm, its new Arm chip trades blows with Intel’s Meteor Lake laptop CPUs, sometimes beating them handily, in a range of games. The […]

Better Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock: AMD vs. Qualcomm

As the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution continues to gain steam, chipmakers Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) have experienced widely differing fortunes on the stock market in 2024 so far. While one is outperforming the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index nicely, the other one is lagging. More specifically, Qualcomm stock is up 45% […]

Arm’s courtroom battle with Qualcomm risks halting wave of AI-powered PCs

TAIPEI (Reuters) — A two-year legal battle pitting two tech titans threatens to disrupt an emerging wave of new personal computers powered by artificial intelligence, tech industry executives and experts say. A parade of executives from Microsoft, Asus, Acer and others joined Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon on stage last week at the annual Computex trade […]

Analysis-Arm, Qualcomm legal battle seen disrupting AI-powered PC wave

By Max A. Cherney TAIPEI (Reuters) – A two-year legal battle pitting two tech titans threatens to disrupt an emerging wave of new personal computers powered by artificial intelligence, tech industry executives and experts say. A parade of executives from Microsoft, Asus, Acer and others joined Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon on stage last week at […]

Qualcomm Rising on AI Boom

In its latest quarterly earnings report, QCOM showed 1% year-over-year revenue growth after several quarters of declines and increased its net income by 37% year-over-year. The company also raised its dividend for the 21st consecutive year. It’s no wonder QCOM shares are up 45% this year – and they could rise more. MAPsignals data shows […]

Qualcomm CEO says Arm taking 50% of the Windows PC market in five years is realistic — some OEMs expect Snapdragon chips to be 60% of their sales within three years

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon held a question-and-answer session with the press here at Computex 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan, as the company drives home its go-to-market message around its Snapdragon X Elite processors and celebrates its ecosystem of partners. I asked Amon what he thinks about Arm CEO Rene Haas’s recent statement that he expects Arm […]