// AI news · 2026-11-01 · Wccftech
Snapdragon X2 Elite LLM Performance Drops Post Driver Update
Users report significant performance drops in LLM and GPU rendering after updating to Adreno driver version 32.0.181.0 on Snapdragon X2 Elite.
Published 2026-11-01 20:31 (Beijing time)Source WccftechAuto-summarised, fact-checked against source
01Summary
OpenCL-based local AI models like Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct show up to 87% slower inference, while Premiere Pro rendering times increase by sixfold. The issue is isolated to GPU paths, with CPU and NPU remaining stable. Performance recovers upon driver rollback, and the problem has been reported to Qualcomm's developer community.
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02Key points
- LLM performance drops up to 87% on OpenCL backend after driver update
- Premiere Pro rendering time increases by sixfold on GPU path
- Issue is isolated to GPU, not CPU or NPU
- Performance recovers when driver is rolled back
03Source
Wccftech · published 2026-11-01 20:31 Beijing time
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