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Oryon is an 8 to 12-core CPU implementing the ARMv8.7-A architecture featuring a custom microarchitecture designed by Qualcomm.[1][2] It is used on the Snapdragon X Plus, Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon 8 Elite systems on chips, first released in June 2024.[3]
It began development in 2021 when NuVia Inc.[4] was acquired by Qualcomm.
It is the first custom microarchitecture for smartphone SoCs[5] released by Qualcomm since the original Kryo.
Models
1st generation
Development of the first generation of Oryon started in 2021 under Nuvia. This generation consists of Snapdragon X-series chips that are targeted at laptops.
| Branding | Model number | Core count | Total cache | Max multithread frequency | Boost frequency | Memory type | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X Elite | X1E-00-1DE | 12 | 42 MB | 3.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz (dual-core) | LPDDR5x-8448 | Q2 2024 |
| X1E-84-100 | 4.2 GHz (dual-core) | ||||||
| X1E-80-100 | 3.4 GHz | 4.0 GHz (dual-core) | |||||
| X1E-78-100 | – | ||||||
| X Plus | X1P-66-100 | 10 | 4.0 GHz (single-core) | ||||
| X1P-64-100 | – | ||||||
| X1P-46-100 | 8 | 30 MB | 4.0 GHz (single-core) | ||||
| X1P-42-100 | 3.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz (single-core) | |||||
| X | X1-26-100 | 3.0 GHz | - | Q1 2025 |
2nd generation
The second generation consists only of Snapdragon 8-series chips targeted at smartphones and tablets.
| Branding | Model number | Core count | Total cache | Max multithread frequency | Boost frequency | Memory type | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Elite for Galaxy | SM8750-AC | 2 + 6 | 32MB (24-L2; 8-SLC) | 3.53GHz | 4.47GHz (dual-core) | LPDDR5x-10600 | Q1 2025 |
| 8 Elite | SM8750-AB | 3.5GHz | 4.32GHz (dual-core) | Q4 2024 | |||
| SM8750-3-AB | 2 + 5 | Q1 2025 |
3rd generation
The 3rd generation is the first to include both 8 and X series chips.
| Branding | Model number | Core count | Total cache | Max multithread frequency | Boost frequency | Memory type | Release | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Performance | Prime | Performance | Prime | Performance | |||||
| X2 Elite Extreme | X2E-96-100 | 12 | 6 | 53 MB | 4.4 GHz | 3.6 Ghz | 5.0 GHz | N/a | LPDDR5x-9523 | Q1 2026 |
| X2E-94-100 | 4.7 GHz | |||||||||
| X2E-90-100 | 5.0 GHz | |||||||||
| X2 Elite | X2E-88-100 | 4.0 GHz | 3.4 Ghz | 4.7 GHz | ||||||
| X2E-84-100 | 6 | 34 MB | ||||||||
| X2E-80-100 | ||||||||||
| X2E-78-100 | ||||||||||
| X2 Plus | X2P-64-100 | 10 | N/a | 4.04 GHz | N/a | N/a | ||||
| X2P-42-100 | 6 | 22 MB | ||||||||
| 8 Elite Gen 5 | SM8850-AC | 2 | 6 | 4.61 GHz | 3.63 GHz | LPDDR5x-10600 | Q3 2025 | |||
| 8 Gen 5 | SM8845 | 3.8 GHz | 3.32 GHz | LPDDR5x-9600 | Q4 2025 | |||||
References
- ^ Anton Shilov. "Qualcomm says its Oryon CPU cores have 1% or less of Arm's original technology — cores in Snapdragon X PC chips are almost entirely custom". Yahoo!Tech. tom'sHARDWARE. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Qualcomm® Oryon™ CPU Architecture". Archived from the original on 2025-12-05. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ "The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting To Know Oryon and Adreno X1". Anandtech. 2024-06-21. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Statt, Nick (13 January 2021). "Qualcomm just bought a two-year-old startup founded by former Apple engineers for $1.4 billion". The Verge. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Nuvia, was formed in 2019 by three former engineers and chip specialists, all of whom worked at Apple on the A-series chip line that powers the iPhone and iPad
- ^ "Introducing the Qualcomm Falkor CPU core: purpose-built for cloud workloads | Qualcomm". www.qualcomm.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Snapdragon X Elite". Qualcomm. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Snapdragon 8 Elite". Qualcomm. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Snapdragon X2 Elite". Qualcomm. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
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