Qualcomm Technologies has revealed two brand-new Snapdragon processors that will take high-end PCs to the next level.
Unveiled during the Snapdragon Summit 2025 keynote, the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and Snapdragon X2 Elite are the fastest, most powerful and efficient processors for Windows PCs—boasting superior performance, multi-day battery life and groundbreaking AI integration.
Featuring the best-in-class 3rd Gen Qualcomm Oryon CPU, Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme provides the fastest and most power-efficient performance for Windows—up to 75 percent faster CPU performance than the competition at ISO power. A new Qualcomm Adreno GPU architecture offers a 2.3 times increase in performance per watt and power efficiency over the previous generation.
The Snapdragon X2 Elite features a powerful 80 TOPS NPU, with 78 per cent more TOPS (INT8) than the previous generation. Building on Qualcomm’s work in agentic AI, the Hexagon NPU can effortlessly run AI experiences from intelligent content creation to the latest large language models that power on-device AI agents.
The Snapdragon X2 Elite also leverages the new Qualcomm Oryon Prime Core architecture for enhanced performance. The prime core on the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is the first ARM-compatible CPU to reach 5.0 GHz, delivering near-instant responsiveness and extremely fast speeds. The Snapdragon X2 Elite pairs its prime cores with enhanced Qualcomm Oryon Performance cores, tuned to deliver premium responsiveness and a smooth user experience in everyday workloads, while maintaining strong power efficiency.
Not only that, but the Snapdragon X2 Elite introduces a new out-of-band management feature called Snapdragon Guardian Technology. The subsystem combines hardware, software, and cloud services, pairing them with Wi-Fi and 5G connectivity, so businesses and end-users can manage, locate, lock, and wipe their PCs from virtually anywhere.
“Snapdragon X2 Elite strengthens our leadership in the PC industry, providing legendary leaps in performance, AI processing and battery life to enable the experiences that consumers deserve,” said Qualcomm’s Senior VP and GM of compute and gaming, Kedar Kondap. “We continue to push the boundaries of technological innovation, introduce breakthrough products that set new industry standards and redefine what’s possible for PCs.”
Devices powered by Snapdragon X2 Elite are expected to be available within the first half of 2026. For more details, please visit the Snapdragon website.
This is an exciting development for the tech community! The Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme promise to enhance performance for high-end PCs. It’s always interesting to see how new processors can push the boundaries of technology.
Absolutely, it really is an exciting time! These new processors could significantly enhance performance in high-end PCs, especially with their focus on AI capabilities. It’ll be interesting to see how developers leverage this technology in upcoming applications.
I agree, it’s a thrilling development! The Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme could also improve battery efficiency, making high-performance tasks more sustainable on portable devices. It’ll be interesting to see how these advancements influence gaming and content creation!