It's been an open secret for some time, but now it's all but confirmed that a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite SoC will power the upcoming Surface Laptop 6 for consumers. The codename for this device is OEMBR, which has now shown up on Geekbench sporting 16GB RAM and what is suspected to be the Snapdragon X Elite.

Ahead of the chips' launch late this year, Qualcomm announced a new lower-end model destined for cheaper devices. Dubbed the Snapdragon X Plus, it shares a lot in common with the flagship Snapdragon X Elite.

Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite. And as per benchmarks shared by the company, these will compete with the likes of Apple M3, Intel Core Ultra 9 and AMD Ryzen 9 chips. But the capabilities of the chipset have already been challenged.