Qualcomm has published official Snapdragon C specs in its product brief. The May press note already said the platform is for entry-tier Windows laptops targeting $300 and up. Now the brief lists clocks, memory, and ports. It is not a Snapdragon X chip. Instead, it is a Kryo part aimed at students, families, and small businesses.
Snapdragon C specs finally list the clocks
The CPU is an 8-core Qualcomm Kryo design on a 6nm node. Single-core max frequency is 3 GHz. Multi-core max frequency is 2 GHz. A footnote on the brief is more specific: one core at 3 GHz, three at 2600 MHz, and four at 2 GHz. Also, total cache is 2 MB. That is everyday Windows work, not a Copilot+ TOPS pitch.
Graphics sit on a Qualcomm Adreno GPU, part number A643, with a 900 MHz max clock and DirectX 12. Also, a dedicated Hexagon NPU is listed, with no TOPS number. Memory support is LPDDR5/5x or LPDDR4x, up to 16 GB. LPDDR5/5x tops out at 6400 MT/s and about 26 GB per second. LPDDR4x is slower at 4200 MT/s and about 17 GB per second. Finally, storage can be PCIe 3.0 NVMe or UFS 2.2 / 3.1.
Displays are modest on purpose. The Adreno DPU drives an internal eDP 1.4 panel up to FHD+ at 120 Hz. Then one external DisplayPort 1.4 output can hit 4K at 60 Hz. The VPU encodes AVC or HEVC up to 4K at 30 fps. It also decodes AVC, HEVC, or VP9 up to 4K at 60 fps.
Ports and radios match a cheap everyday laptop
Connectivity is Qualcomm FastConnect C6700. That covers Wi-Fi 6 and 6E, plus Bluetooth 6.0. USB is USB 3.1, with room for up to two USB-C ports and two USB-A ports. PCIe Gen 3.0 is limited to three lanes. Aqstic audio is also on the brief. Device features still depend on the OEM design.
Qualcomm’s own copy stays on battery life and quiet fans. The brief says Snapdragon C is built for browsing, streaming, learning, and work. It also promises cool, whisper-quiet chassis and faster performance even when unplugged. Meanwhile, the press note names Acer, HP, and Lenovo as first OEMs. However, it does not name prices for those machines. It also skips a public Intel N250 comparison in this brief.
$300 is the target, not a street price
The $300 line is Qualcomm’s entry target, not a confirmed laptop SKU. Specifically, the brief says features can change by OEM. Battery life also varies by device, settings, and use. Also, 16 GB is the memory ceiling. A $300 machine can still ship with less RAM and a smaller drive.
This sits below Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X laptop stack. TMM already covered a Galaxy Book6 Edge with Snapdragon X2 Elite and Microsoft’s Snapdragon X2 Surface refresh. Snapdragon C is the cheap Windows-on-Arm tier, not those machines. Until Acer, HP, or Lenovo post street prices, the official numbers are the silicon, not the laptop aisle.
