Overview

• Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme introduces 18 Oryon‑3 CPU cores with two Prime cores peaking at 5.0 GHz, an 80 TOPS NPU, and a new Adreno GPU with claimed 2.3× performance per watt and hardware ray tracing.
• Qualcomm projects up to 75% higher CPU performance at equal power versus current rivals in Geekbench 6.5, plus sizable gains in browser, Microsoft 365, 7‑Zip, and 3DMark tests compared with AMD and Intel reference parts.
• Platform updates for X2 include TSMC 3 nm, LPDDR5X‑9523 memory up to 228 GB/s, PCIe 5.0, expanded display and media engines, SD Express support, Wi‑Fi 7, and optional X75 5G connectivity.
• First Snapdragon X2 notebooks are targeted for the first half of 2026, with Asus named as an initial partner for both X2 Elite Extreme and X2 Elite.
• Independent tests on Qualcomm reference phones show the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 narrowly leads Apple’s A19 Pro in single‑core, posts larger multi‑core and GPU gains, and exhibits notable thermal throttling in sustained load.