Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite and Elite Extreme Edition allow for ultra-thin, fanless PC designs.
At the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit 2025 in Maui, Hawaii, we had the opportunity to check out Snapdragon’s new X2 Elite platform and see it in various form factors. Previously, we focused on the raw power of these PCs and especially how they performed in a laptop form factor. A standard Snapdragon X2 Elite laptop PC connected to a 3840×1080 ultrawide monitor was able to run Fortnite at 1080p, 60 FPS, medium settings, and Qualcomm even stated those numbers could go higher once in a finalized release with up-to-date drivers and software support.
But the Snapdragon X2 Elite does not simply come in one SKU—it actually comes in three. There’s an entry-level, 12-core Snapdragon X2 Elite, a high-end 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite, and finally an even faster18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme.Compared to the cheaper models, the X2 Elite Extreme offers 228GB/s of memory bandwidth (versus 162GB/s) and soups up both CPU and GPU clocks.
