--- title: "­­The most popular Windows apps – available and turbo-charged by Snapdragon X Series Platforms." url: "https://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/laptops-and-tablets/windowsapps" description: "Get game-changing performance for Windows apps with Snapdragon X Series Compute Platforms. Unleash performance and battery life, try now!" canonicalUrl: "https://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/laptops-and-tablets/windowsapps" --- # ­­The most popular Windows apps – available and turbo-charged by Snapdragon X Series Platforms. Snapdragon X Series is the most powerful, intelligent, and power efficient processor ever created for Windows in its class. Microsoft and Qualcomm Technologies identified hundreds of the most used Windows apps to make sure they deliver extraordinary performance on devices with Snapdragon X Series Platforms running natively or in emulation. ­­Based on research from Microsoft, 93% of the total app minutes people spend today have native versions. ## Unleash Unprecedented Performance, Battery Life and AI Capabilities with the Snapdragon X Series Platforms. ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/trending-up-icon?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) #### Powerful performance Snapdragon X Series Platforms delivers game-changing performance and efficiency. With a 4nm System-on-a-Chip architecture, the best-in class 12-core Qualcomm Oryon™ CPU optimizes demanding workloads and features Dual-Core Boost for incredibly fast responsiveness. ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/battery-charging-icon?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) #### Multi-day battery life¹ Snapdragon X Series Platforms delivers supercharged performance with low-power consumption for up to multi-day battery life on a single charge. ¹Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors. ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/zap-icon?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) #### 45 TOPS NPU Snapdragon X Series Platforms features the industry-leading Qualcomm® AI Engine with an integrated Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU delivering 45 TOPS that powers transformative experiences for creativity, video conferencing, security, and productivity assistants. ## Popular Apps for Home [See apps in action](https://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/laptops-and-tablets/windowsapps#appsinaction) - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Productivity?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Productivity - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Collaboration?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Collaboration - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Creative?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Creative - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Social-Media?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Social Media - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Multimedia-2?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Multimedia - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Development?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Development - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Web-Browsers?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Web Browsers - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Consumer-Antivirus?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Consumer Antivirus - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Consumer-VPN?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Consumer VPN ## Popular Apps for Business - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Endpoint-Security?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Endpoint Security - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Threat-Protection?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Data / Insider Risk Management - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/IT-Management?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) IT Management - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Remote-Access-Support?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Remote Access & Support - ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/IT-Tools-VDI?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) IT Tools & VDI *App vendor released beta or announced coming soon. ## Apps In Action ## App Launch Time Measuring time from click to content load | App | Comparison | Result | |---|---|---| | ![Adobe Photoshop](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/adobe-photoshop-logo?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Adobe Photoshop | Snapdragon X Elite / Intel Core Ultra 7 | 67% Faster | | ![Adobe Lightroom](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/photoshop-lightroom-logo?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Adobe Lightroom | Snapdragon X Elite / Intel Core Ultra 7 | 53% Faster | | ![Amazon Prime Video](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/prime-video-icon-logo?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Amazon Prime Video | Snapdragon X Elite / Intel Core Ultra 7 | 40% Faster | | ![Zoom](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/zoom-video-logo?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Zoom | Snapdragon X Elite / Intel Core Ultra 7 | 13% Faster | ## Web Browsing Performance Performance is benchmarked using Speedometer 3.0 | App | Comparison | Result | |---|---|---| | ![Opera Logo](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/opera-icon-logo?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Opera | Snapdragon X Elite / Intel Core Ultra 7 | 33% Faster | | ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/firefox-logo-icon?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Firefox | Snapdragon X Elite / Intel Core Ultra 7 | 24% Faster | | ![Edge](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/edge-logo-big?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Edge | Snapdragon X Elite / Intel Core Ultra 7 | 16% Faster | | ![Chrome](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/crome-log-icon?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Chrome | Snapdragon X Elite / Intel Core Ultra 7 | 13% Faster | ## AI Experience Performance | App | Description | Comparison | Result | |---|---|---|---| | ![Luminar Neo](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/lumineer-neo-logo?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) Luminar Neo | Supersharp AI in Luminar Neo photo editor - transform soft images with motion blur into crisp, sharp photos. | Snapdragon X Elite / Intel Core Ultra 7 | 6.7x Faster | | ![DaVinci Resolve](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/davinsi-icon-logo?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) DaVinci Resolve | Magic Mask in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve video editor – object detection for video manipulation. | Snapdragon X Elite / Intel Core Ultra 7 | 3.8x Faster | | ![GIMP + Stable Diffusion](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/gimp-icon-logo?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha) GIMP + Stable Diffusion | Image Generation in GIMP photo editor -- turn text prompts into images. | Snapdragon X Elite / Intel Core Ultra 7 | 3.7x Faster | Benchmarks were tested using a Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge with Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro with Intel Core 7 Ultra 155H.