Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme

Qualcomm's top chip for Windows on Arm laptops, with its memory on the chip package at 228 GB/s, about 1.5 times the bandwidth of Intel's Core Ultra X7 358H. Our estimates assume models run on its 18 processor cores, the option local AI apps support most widely; laptops with 48 GB hold mixture-of-experts models up to about 35B.

Specifications

Processor

18 cores (12 prime + 6 performance), up to 4.7 or 5.0 GHz

Graphics

Adreno X2-90, up to 1.85 GHz

NPU

80 TOPS

Memory

LPDDR5X-9523 on the chip package, up to 128 GB

Memory bandwidth

228 GB/s (theoretical peak)

What it can run with 128 GB

Estimated writing speed with an 8K-token conversation. Estimates, not our tests; see how we estimate.

Models and estimated speed on Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme with 128 GB

Model (4-bit)	Tokens/s
Gemma 4 E4B 4.59 GB	32-41
Llama 3.1 8B 4.92 GB	21-27
Qwen3.5 9B 5.68 GB	20-26
Gemma 4 12B 7.12 GB	15-20
gpt-oss 20B 12.11 GB	40-52
Qwen3.8 27B 16.46 GB	7-9
Qwen3 Coder 30B-A3B 18.56 GB	46-59
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B 22.13 GB	39-51
Llama 3.3 70B 42.52 GB	2-3
gpt-oss 120B 63.39 GB	28-37

Machines with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme

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Machines we cover, sorted by memory bandwidth

Machine	Memory	Bandwidth	NPU	Price	Status	Store
ASUS Zenbook A16 (Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, 48 GB) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100 (18 cores, up to 4.7 GHz)	48 GB	228 GB/s	80 TOPS	$1,999.99at Best Buy, Sep 26, 2026	Researched, not tested	Check Best Buy