According to a massive leak discovered yesterday, Dell is considering AMD silicon for its flagship XPS 16 laptop, which will be released in 2027. This would mark the first AMD chip in an XPS laptop or desktop computer in over 18 years when a Phenom II shipped in the budget XPS 625 in 2009.
Dell's leak occurred when VideoCardz discovered confidential documents inadvertently uploaded to a public download website. The presentation includes Dell's roadmap for its XPS line for the next 3+ years, revealing its upcoming XPS 13 Plus's performance with Snapdragon X along with the mobile roadmaps of Qualcomm, Intel, and Nvidia. In the release plans is a refresh for the XPS 16 to arrive in 2027, nicknamed "Performante." Unlike the earlier laptops, which have specific chip architectures planned for use, Dell is considering using Intel, Qualcomm, and/or AMD's chips for Performante in 2027.
