According to Windows Central, the next 2-in-1 Surface Pro generation will be available with two choices of processors. The most obvious one will be models using 12th-gen Intel processors of the “P” variety. This is expected to have significant gains over the Surface Pro 8 despite only a single generational difference. Interestingly, there is still no AMD option to be found.
The other variant will reportedly instead use a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which could have the same processor as the Project Volterra mini-PC. That would be a Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 accompanied by a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) to power AI capabilities. Of course, the exact performance of this silicon is still unknown, but to its credit, Qualcomm has been steadily improving its Compute desktop line of processors every generation.
It is quite interesting that Microsoft is deciding to sunset the Surface Pro X line as a distinct ARM-based device, at least if the leak is accurate. On the one hand, the inclusion of an ARM option in its mainline Surface Pro series suggests that it’s confident this will succeed where others before it have failed. On the other hand, it also makes it easier for Microsoft to simply kill off ARM options now that there’s no specific brand for it. This is still unofficial, of course, but it won’t be a surprise if Microsoft is trying to consolidate its Surface Pro lineup to avoid future confusion. The only question now is whether this alleged ARM-based Surface Pro 9 will have the same thin profile as its spiritual predecessor or if Microsoft will decide to use the same chassis for both Intel and ARM models.
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