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What AI can a Snapdragon X / Core Ultra 200V laptop run?

Every memory option compared, 135 to 136 GB/s memory bandwidth. Laptops with these chips include Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, Surface Pro 11, Dell XPS 13 9345, Dell XPS 13, ASUS Zenbook S 14, Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura. Updated 2 November 2026.

Quick verdict

Snapdragon X / Core Ultra 200V are sold with 16, 32, 64 GB of memory. Counting the 31 models tracked here: 16 GB runs 13 models well; 32 GB runs 20 models well; 64 GB runs 24 models well. Memory bandwidth is 135 to 136 GB/s, about 1.7 times the memory speed of an everyday laptop without an AI chip (80 GB/s), so the same model generates words proportionally faster. These laptops share their RAM between the processor and the built-in graphics, and the RAM is soldered, so it cannot be upgraded later. Windows also needs its share, so roughly 70% of the RAM is realistically available for a model, and the memory you buy decides which models load at all. Not every size is sold on every chip: Snapdragon X: 16, 32, 64 GB; Core Ultra 200V: 16, 32 GB.

Which memory should you choose?

Smallest configuration for popular models

Every model, every memory option

Model16 GB32 GB64 GB
Wan 2.2 14BNoNoGood about 2.5 hours
LTX-2.3NoSlow about 42 minGood about 21 min
Qwen 3.6 35B A3BNoNoGreat 17/s
Qwen 3.5 35B A3BNoNoGreat 18/s
Gemma 4 31BNoSlow 3/sSlow 3/s
DeepSeek R1 32BNoSlow 3/sSlow 3/s
Qwen3 Coder 30BNoTight 15/sGreat 17/s
Qwen 3.6 27BNoSlow 3/sSlow 3/s
Gemma 4 26B A4BNoTight 12/sGreat 13/s
Z-Image Turbo 6BNoGood about 5 minGood about 5 min
Wan 2.2 5BNoGood about 1.3 hoursGood about 1.3 hours
gpt-oss 20BNoGreat 14/sGreat 14/s
ACE-Step 1.5Slow about 10 minGood about 5 minGood about 5 min
FLUX.2 klein 4BSlow about 6 minGood about 3 minGood about 3 min
Phi-4 14BTight 6/sGood 7/sGood 7/s
Stable Diffusion XLGood about 2 minGood about 2 minGood about 2 min
Qwen3 TTS 1.7BGood about 2 minGood about 2 minGood about 2 min
Gemma 4 12BTight 8/sGood 8/sGood 8/s
Gemma 4 E4BGreat 19/sGreat 19/sGreat 19/s
Qwen 3.5 9BGood 9/sGood 9/sGood 9/s
Qwen3 VL 8BGood 10/sGood 10/sGood 10/s
DeepSeek R1 8BGreat 12/sGreat 12/sGreat 12/s
Qwen2.5 Coder 7BGreat 13/sGreat 13/sGreat 13/s
Gemma 4 E2BGreat 31/sGreat 31/sGreat 31/s
Whisper large-v3 turboGood about 2 minGood about 2 minGood about 2 min
Qwen 3.5 4BGreat 19/sGreat 19/sGreat 19/s
Kokoro TTSGood about 20 sGood about 20 sGood about 20 s

Text models show words a second. Image, video and voice models show the time per job (image, 4 second clip, minute of speech or similar).

Each configuration in detail

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Snapdragon X / Core Ultra 200V with 16 GB

About 11 GB is usable for models. The largest chat or coding model that fits is Phi-4 14B (10.1 GB), generating about 6 words a second with 1.1 GB to spare. The quickest is Gemma 4 E2B at about 31 words a second. Closest miss: gpt-oss 20B, which needs about 15.2 GB (4 GB more than this configuration can give the GPU).

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Snapdragon X / Core Ultra 200V with 32 GB

About 22 GB is usable for models. The largest chat or coding model that fits is Qwen3 Coder 30B (20.4 GB), generating about 15 words a second with 2 GB to spare. The quickest is Gemma 4 E2B at about 31 words a second. Closest miss: Qwen 3.5 35B A3B, which needs about 23.6 GB (1 GB more than this configuration can give the GPU).

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Snapdragon X / Core Ultra 200V with 64 GB

About 45 GB is usable for models. The largest chat or coding model that fits is Qwen 3.6 35B A3B (24.6 GB), generating about 17 words a second with 20.2 GB to spare. The quickest is Gemma 4 E2B at about 31 words a second. Closest miss: Llama 3.3 70B, which needs about 45.6 GB (1 GB more than this configuration can give the GPU).

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Questions

How much memory do I need on Snapdragon X / Core Ultra 200V for local AI?

For everyday chat, 16 GB runs 13 of 31 models well. 32 GB to 64 GB unlocks 4 more: Qwen 3.5 35B A3B, Qwen 3.6 35B A3B, LTX-2.3, Wan 2.2 14B.

Can Snapdragon X / Core Ultra 200V run Gemma 4 31B?

No. It needs about 21.5 GB of usable memory and this chip's largest option is 64 GB.

How fast is Snapdragon X / Core Ultra 200V for local AI?

16 GB cannot run gpt-oss 20B; 32 GB runs gpt-oss 20B at about 14 words a second; 64 GB runs gpt-oss 20B at about 14 words a second.

What an upgrade would unlock

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Windows laptop with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB

Unlocks 3 more: Qwen 3.5 122B A10B, gpt-oss 120B, Qwen 3.6 27B.

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Mac with M4 Pro, 48 GB

Unlocks 3 more: Gemma 4 31B, Qwen 3.6 27B, DeepSeek R1 32B.

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