Overview

• Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme scales to 18 Oryon 3 CPU cores (12 Prime + 6 Performance) with two Prime cores peaking at 5.0 GHz, built on TSMC 3 nm with up to 53 MB total cache and LPDDR5X‑9523 MoP memory delivering up to 228 GB/s.
• Qualcomm claims up to 75% higher ISO‑power CPU performance versus current AMD and Intel platforms and a 2.3× GPU performance‑per‑watt uplift over its prior generation, with new Adreno GPUs adding hardware ray tracing and DirectX 12.2 Ultimate/Vulkan 1.4 certification.
• The Hexagon NPU rises to 80 TOPS (INT8), which Qualcomm positions as the fastest laptop NPU and suitable for multiple simultaneous Copilot+ workloads.
• First notebooks are expected in the first half of 2026, with Asus named as an initial partner; platform additions include PCIe 5.0, upgraded media engines, SD Express, optional Snapdragon X75 5G, and Snapdragon Guardian for below‑OS remote management.
• On smartphones, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 posted a slight single‑core edge over Apple’s A19 Pro and strong multi‑core and GPU gains in ComputerBase tests on a Qualcomm reference device, with the first devices expected within weeks.