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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite

Arm-based 4 nm PC platform with twelve Oryon CPU cores, Adreno graphics and a Hexagon NPU for on-device AI.

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Overview

Snapdragon X Elite is Qualcomm's Arm-based platform for Windows PCs and edge clients. It combines twelve custom Oryon CPU cores with dual-core boost, an integrated Adreno GPU and the Hexagon NPU, and is programmed through the Qualcomm AI Engine Direct SDK and standard runtimes such as ONNX Runtime.

Typical use cases

  • On-device assistants
  • Vision and audio processing
  • Always-connected clients

Deployment environment

Laptop, thin client or embedded appliance

Key specifications

CPU
12-core Qualcomm Oryon, with dual-core boost
GPU
Integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU
NPU
Qualcomm Hexagon NPU (exact TOPS rating not published per part on the product brief)
Process
4 nm SoC
Form factor
Laptop SoC, BGA package
Software
Qualcomm AI Engine Direct SDK, Windows AI stack

Specifications taken from current manufacturer documentation and last checked on 2026-09-08.

Source: manufacturer documentation

Specifications are summarised from publicly published manufacturer material and are provided for orientation only. Always confirm current figures directly with the manufacturer before purchasing or designing in.

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