Qualcomm Details X2 Elite Extreme, Its Most Potent SoC Yet

Qualcomm details X2 Elite Extreme, its most potent SoC yet

: Plus the Snapdragon 8 Elite turns 5

Inside the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme's memory mystery

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 chips support embedded memory. But which chips, and how much? I needed to know.

Samsung could launch Galaxy Book laptops with Snapdragon X2 Elite chips

During the Snapdragon Summit 2025 event, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip for upcoming high-end smartphones, as well as two new Snapdragon chips for PCs and laptops: the Snapdragon X2 Elite and the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme. Galaxy Book Edge models could use Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite chips Qualcomm's new chips are based on the Arm architecture and are made for laptops and PCs that run Windows. The Snapdragon X2 Elite…

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon X2 Elite And X2 Elite Extreme Chips For Next-Gen Windows PCs

Qualcomm is raising the bar in the PC market with its newly launched Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme processors. These fresh additions take over from the first-generation X Elite lineup and are designed to drive high-end and ultra-premium Windows on Arm laptops. Qualcomm is promising big improvements this time around, with gains in raw performance, energy efficiency, and AI capabilities. The X2 family comes in three options. There’s the…

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Pictured with On-Package LPDDR5X Memory

Photos from Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, courtesy of ComputerBase, confirm the company is pushing advanced packaging format as hard as silicon this generation: the top-tier X2E-96-100 was shown with LPDDR5X memory arrays stacked on-package around an 18-core Oryon 3 cluster. This layout is designed to reduce latency and increase sustained throughput for demanding AI and media workloads. Qualcomm appears to be offering three distinct X2…

Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Die Package Shows SiP Memory Arrangement Similar To Apple’s Unified RAM Architecture, Ensuring High Bandwidth

It is not just the specifications that convey a clear message that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is significantly different from the two Snapdragon X2 Elite chipsets that the company announced a few hours ago. A look at the die package confirms this contrast, showing that the San Diego firm’s most powerful silicon for notebook computers features SiP memory, which is what allows it to reach such high bandwidth levels. The maximum memory …