Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme processors for Windows PCs, marking a significant development in the Windows on Arm laptops sector after a decade of efforts, with availability expected in the first half of 2026.
- Qualcomm made Windows on Arm laptops last year.
- Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme announced today.
- Qualcomm claims fastest processors for Windows PCs.
- Chips expected to be available 1H26.
- 3nm chips offer up to 31 percent faster CPU performance.
- Razer will bring its Synapse software to Windows on Snapdragon.
Qualcomm claims these processors are “the fastest and most efficient processors for Windows PCs,” with the Snapdragon X2 Elite offering up to 31 percent faster CPU performance than the previous generation at the same power, or requiring 43 percent less power.
The Snapdragon X2 Elite features a 3rd-gen Oryon CPU with up to 18 cores, including 12 cores running at up to 4.4GHz, and a new 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU for AI tasks, promising 37 percent more performance with a 16 percent power consumption improvement.
“Qualcomm is characterizing all of this as a ‘legendary leap in performance,’ claiming the Elite Extreme in particular offers ‘up to 75 percent faster CPU performance’ than competitors at the same power.”
— Qualcomm
Originally reported by www.theverge.com as “Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X2 Elite and Extreme for Windows PCs” on 2025-09-25 01:03:00.
