Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chip is built into two of the first Googlebooks, the Dell XPS Googlebook and the HP Googlebook 14, as Google launches its own line of laptops.
The two are part of an opening wave of five machines that opened for pre-order today, starting at $899 and shipping on 4 October.
The chip carries a 12-core processor running at up to 4GHz, plus integrated Adreno graphics.
Google and its partners are pairing that hardware with Gemini, its AI assistant, to run AI features on the device itself rather than in the cloud, alongside gaming and longer battery life.
Qualcomm said the platform aims to deliver a laptop that feels familiar from day one, with Gemini, Google Play apps and all-day battery.
A split field of chips
The launch splits the makers across rival silicon.
Acer, ASUS and Lenovo have built their Googlebooks on Intel's Core Ultra Series 3, putting Qualcomm and Intel head to head in the first wave.
MediaTek is set to join later with a competing chip rated at 55 TOPS, a measure of how much AI processing a chip can handle, due in Googlebooks further into the rollout.
