Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite: Leak reveals chip with 18 cores, 48 GB RAM and support for graphics cards

Initial information about the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite was leaked last September, including the codename "Project Glymur" and the model number "SC8480XP". Winfuture has now got its hands on more information about a high-end version of the Snapdragon X2 Elite.

Accordingly, Qualcomm is said to be installing 18 ARM-based processor cores, which are to be internally developed next-generation Oryon cores. It remains unclear whether only performance cores will be used, as was previously the case, or whether Qualcomm will combine performance and efficiency cores, as is usual for smartphones. What is certain is that it is an SiP, i.e., a "system in package", meaning that the RAM is likely to be integrated directly into the chip, similar to Intel Lunar Lake or the Apple M4.

At least one version of the chip has 48 GB of RAM and a 1 TB NVMe SSD. What's exciting is that the Snapdragon X2 Elite can be combined with a dedicated graphics card, which may even make the chip interesting for desktop computers and gaming laptops. The first-generation Snapdragon X Elite impressed with its strong processor performance, but the integrated GPU was hardly able to offer usable gaming performance. No further details on the specifications of the Snapdragon X2 Elite are known so far, and Winfuture expects it to be more widely available in 2026 at the earliest.