Just months after saying that you should expect to see Qualcomm on every PC form factor, Qualcomm CEO teases high performance desktop CPUs.

Qualcomm, perhaps best known as the manufacturer of Snapdragon mobile processors, is expected to announce something major in the next few months. It may be ready to compete with the desktop CPU giants after releasing some of the most advanced VR headsets and mini PCs.

According to PC World, citing the CEO of Qualcomm Cristiano Amon's response at the announcement for the 8-core Snapdragon Plus, he spoke about what comes next for the chip manufacturer.

He told the room that: "You will see us with many designs on desktops and mini desktops. And eventually, you won't surprise us if we still think about high-performance desktop. We are on a journey. "We're here to remain," I said.

He did not give any specifics on how these high-performance desktop processors will work, but he did say to "stay tuned" for the next investor's conference in November.

By November, Qualcomm's desktop processor chip will compete with AMD's Ryzen 9000 and Intel's Arrow Lake. It's a competitive market with many good competitors, and since we don't know what the next chips will bring, it is even more difficult for Qualcomm to enter this market.

Amon has not hinted at desktop processors for the first time in this year. In a Q&A session at Computex he said that "you should expect to see Qualcomm on every PC form factor, from desktops to mini PCs to tablets". This is interesting, because given the distinction between mini PC and desktop, he likely meant much more than just the dev builds mentioned above.

The 8-core Snapdragon Plus, which was just announced, will reportedly be "Built for AI", and will equip Copilot+ PCs in the $700-$900 range. The Snapdragon X-Elite, which powers Asus, Lenovo Microsoft and HP laptops, is the most powerful Snapdragon available and the best candidate to build a gaming PC.

The X Elite seems to be designed for productivity AI-driven machines. Qualcomm may be focusing even more on these machines.

Amon says we'll need to wait until November for more information.