Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

SOC Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Sep 2025
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Manufacturer
Qualcomm
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Type
Laptop
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Instruction Set
ARMv9
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Core Architecture
Snapdragon X
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Processor Number
X2-96-100
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Integrated Graphics
Adreno X2-90
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Package

Manufacturing Process
3 nm
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Socket
Custom
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Power Consumption
96 W
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
80 W
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CPU Performance

Performance Cores
6
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Performance Core Threads
6
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Performance Core Base Frequency
4.4 GHz
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Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
12
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Efficiency Core Threads
12
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.6
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6
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Total Core Count
18
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Total Thread Count
18
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Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
44
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L3 Cache
53 MB
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
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Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9523
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Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
12
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Max Memory Bandwidth
228 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
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Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1850 MHz
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Shader Units
1536
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Texture Units
96
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Raster Operation Units
48
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Execution Units
6
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AI Accelerator

NPU
Qualcomm Hexagon NPU
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Theoretical performance
80 TOPS
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Miscellaneous

Official Website
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PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
16
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CPU

Architecture
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2x 4.61 GHz –6x 3.63 GHz –
Frequency
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4610 MHz
Cores
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8
Instruction set
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ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache
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1792 KB
L2 cache
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24 MB
L3 cache
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8 MB
Process
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3 nm
Manufacturing
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TSMC

Graphics

GPU name
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Adreno 840
GPU frequency
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1200 MHz
Shading units
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512

Memory

Memory Type
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LPDDR5X
Bus
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4x 16 Bit

AI

NPU
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Hexagon

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type
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UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max camera resolution
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1x 320MP
Video capture
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8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
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8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs
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- H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9
Audio codecs
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- AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV

Connectivity

4G support
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LTE Cat. 24
5G support
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Yes
Wi-Fi
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7
Bluetooth
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6.0
Navigation
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GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced
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Sep 2025
Class
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Flagship
Model number
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SM8850

📊 Benchmark

AnTuTu 10
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3,115,282
Geekbench 6
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3,834
Geekbench 6
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12,396
FP32 (float)
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3,686