Snapdragon X2 Elite Reportedly in Testing With 18 CPU Cores, 64GB of RAM

Snapdragon X2 Elite, the purported successor to Qualcomm’s first era processor for Copilot+ PCs, is reportedly in testing on the firm. According to particulars lately shared by WinFuture’s Roland Quandt on Bluesky, the chipmaker is testing its subsequent flagship chipset with 64GB of RAM. Qualcomm can also be anticipated to equip the Snapdragon X2 Elite chip with 50 % extra CPU cores than the X Elite, which was unveiled in 2023. The upcoming processor can also be anticipated to characteristic Qualcomm’s in-house Oryon V3 CPU cores.

Snapdragon X2 Elite Likely to Feature 50 Percent More CPU Cores

In a submit on Bluesky, Quandt stated {that a} SC8480XP chipset (or the SD X2 Elite) is at the moment being examined by the chipmaker, together with 64GB of RAM. He additionally states that it’s more and more seemingly that the Snapdragon X2 Elite shall be outfitted with 18 CPU cores.

If these claims are correct, the Snapdragon X2 Elite shall be outfitted with 50 % extra CPU cores than the corporate’s first-generation chipset. The Snapdragon X Elite that was unveiled in October 2023 featured between 10 and 12 Oryon CPU cores.

Quandt beforehand claimed that one model of the Snapdragon X2 Elite could be outfitted with 48GB of RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD. His newest submit means that the chip is also obtainable in a better reminiscence configuration.

The Snapdragon X2 Elite chip is predicted to be a system in bundle (or SiP), which signifies that the RAM shall be built-in with the chipset for improved efficiency. Apple Silicon processors additionally use related expertise to supply optmised efficiency.

Last yr, WinFuture reported that Qualcomm was engaged on a Snapdragon X2 Elite chip with the mannequin quantity SC8480XP, which was codenamed “Glymur” or “Project Glymur”. It’s an attention-grabbing selection, as a result of Qualcomm usually makes use of codenames based mostly on locations in Hawaii (the Snapdragon X Elite was codenamed Hamoa).

There was no point out of new Snapdragon X collection chips at Computex 2025, which signifies that the following time we are able to count on to listen to about these chips from Qualcomm shall be at its Snapdragon Summit in September. The firm can also be anticipated to unveil the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 as its flagship cell chipset, at its annual occasion.