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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. It is used on the Snapdragon X Plus, Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon 8 Elite systems on chips, first released in June 2024.
It began development in 2021 when Nuvia was acquired by Qualcomm.
It is the first custom microarchitecture for smartphone SoCs 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 out 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 | 2 + 6 | 32MB (24-L2; 8-SLC) | 3.53GHz | 4.47GHz (dual-core) | LPDDR5x-10666 | Q1 2025 | |
| 8 Elite | SM8750-AB | 3.5GHz | 4.32GHz (dual-core) | Q4 2024 | |||
| SM8750-3-AB | 2 + 5 | Q1 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.
- "The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting To Know Oryon and Adreno X1". Anandtech. 2024-06-21. 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.
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