- Qualcomm’s new X2 Elite Extreme has 18 kernels, 5.0 GHz Boost and 128 GB LPDDR5X RAM
- X2 Elite has 12 cores, 4.7 GHz boost and the same memory at lower bandwidth
- Both chips add adreno GPUs with beam pores and multi -display -SUPT
Qualcomm has taken the wrapping from its latest processors to Windows Notebooks and PCS.
Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme are set to compete with AMDS Ryzen AI+ 395 and offers a significant boost over previous generational chips.
The X2 Elite Extreme is the flagship version with higher core counts, faster watch speeds and stronger AI performance than the standard elite model.
Boost to 5.0 ghz
The chip has up to 18 Oryon CPU kernels, with 12 prime and 6 performance nuclei built on the TSMCS 3NM process.
Two of the most important cores can increase to 5.0 GHz, making it the first arm -based consumer processor to hit this speed.
The chip supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9523 memory with 228 GB/s bandwidth and 53 MB cache.
In comparison, the standard X2 elite has up to 12 cores on the TSMCS 4NM process.
It supports the same 128 GB memory capacity, but at lower bandwidth, and its highest boost is 4.7 GHz on a core. Cache is reduced to 34 MB.
AI treatment is another area of ​​difference. Extreme NPU delivers up to 80 tops, almost twice the 45 tops of the X2 elite.
Qualcomm says this level of acceleration is designed for Copilot+ PCs that allow multiple AI workloads to run on device at the same time.
Graphics benefit also gets an upgrade. The extreme has the Adreno X2-90 GPU, while it is the Adreno X2-85 for the elite.
Both add hardware -based radiation tracking for the first time and support for DirectX 12.2 Ultimate, Vulkan and Opencl 3.0.
The chips can run up to three 4K external screens at 144Hz or two 5K screens at 60Hz, and the connection includes Wi-Fi 7 via FastConnect 7800 and optional 5G with the Snapdragon X75 modem, with I/O Packing PCIE 5.0 on the extreme, PCIe 4.0 on Eliten, Plus NVME, UFS 4.0 and more US gates.
The first notebooks with Qualcomm’s new X2 Elite and Elite Extreme Chips are set to arrive in the first half of 2026 – and the first benchmarks for the new chips are expected soon.
