Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and Elite chips for PCs stretch up to a record 5 GHz — 3nm Arm chips sport new Oryon Prime cores

Qualcomm unveiled its new Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme chips for PCs at its Snapdragon Summit, boasting up to 5 GHz speeds and 18 cores. These chips, made on a 3nm process, promise significant performance gains and power efficiency. The Elite Extreme variant stands out with higher clock speeds and core counts. The new chips also feature a faster Adreno GPU and NPU for improved performance. Qualcomm anticipates devices with these chips to hit the market in the first half of 2026, potentially offering strong competition in the laptop market against rivals like Apple, AMD, and Intel.