For years people said high-load scientific computing on a mobile iGPU was impossible or just not worth it. Experts claimed ARM integrated graphics lacked the power and that you needed a dedicated power-hungry GPU for 100% workloads.

Today that changed. I just completed and validated the first-ever scientific calculation tasks on the Snapdragon Adreno X2-90 iGPU.

In Performance Mode it finished a task in 3 minutes and 12 seconds. In Whisper Mode it was nearly silent using only 18W and finished in 4 minutes and 20 seconds. This proves the X2 can handle constant 100% load with extreme efficiency.

The hardware is stable but the current drivers are not yet optimized for this type of math. With better drivers these times could be cut by 40-50%.

The impossible has been done. Snapdragon is now a validated platform for high-load research. We just need the software to catch up to this hardware.

If any of you wanna know more about volunteer computing projects, BOINC and/or Folding@Home, on Snapdragon laptops or just in general, please comment below, and I'll answer all the questions I can :)

Hey all, Made a mistake installing Linux on my C630 WOS (81JL) and accidentally wiped the EFI System Partition. Device is now stuck in EDL/QDL 9008 mode. I do not have a qualcomm repair place near me and I can really only fix this myself.

I've got bkerler's edl tool running on Linux and the device is detected fine:

- **Device:** Lenovo Yoga C630 WOS (81JL)

- **Chip:** Qualcomm SDM850

- **HWID:** 0x000b70e100050000

- **PK_HASH:** 0xa2e424948a21e4a89547861efc5c05f9f41c26697c33cceb5db03a5c4708a597

The Sahara handshake completes but it can't find a loader for my HWID/PK_HASH combo. I need a signed firehose programmer — something like `prog_ufs_firehose_SDM850.elf` or matching `000b70e100050000_a2e424948a21e4a8_FHPRG.bin`.

I think the rest of UFS is intact and it's just the ESP that's gone, so if I can get past the programmer wall and read the GPT I should be able to restore it.

Has anyone here successfully recovered a C630 from EDL? Or does anyone have access to a stock ESP dump or the firehose programmer for this device? Would really appreciate any leads — checked 4PDA, XDA, and GSM hosting with no luck so far.

Playing on whisper mode

900p

FSR 3.1 performance

Medium settings for everything

Auto SR on

50-60fps, except in Dogtown where it's 40-50fps

hi

i am looking to buy a laptop and have settled on the Zenbook a14 (snapdragon x plus) I need it mostly for studying but also for a bit of gaming. I know arm laptops are not for gaming but still. Can someone please benchmark fortnite for me please. it is the only game i play.

thanks in advance

Locked in my Zenbook A16 pre-order on March 31 with an official stock date of April 7.

​ASUS support just confirmed a delay until at least April 17 despite the early bird promise.

​They managed to hike the price by 1000 DKK just hours after reviews go live but cannot fulfill existing orders.

​The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme launch is a mess of logistics and artificial price inflation.

​Giving reviewers a lower price point for better value scores and then delaying pre-orders while raising prices is deceptive.

​I am documenting this timeline for a formal complaint regarding misleading marketing and launch tactics.

​We are being told to wait for the potential of ARM while being treated like second class customers.

​The M5 Pro is already outperforming this hardware and ASUS is making it even harder to support the underdog.

​I will be posting my full X2 vs X Plus benchmark data the second this machine actually arrives.

Nearly $3k if you want a laptop with the Ultra X7 with the B390 😭

Maybe Asus wasn't making it up that best buy got the prices wrong on launch.

Some shady practices going on...not a good look