Oryon is a series of custom CPU cores implementing the ARM architecture featuring a microarchitecture designed by Qualcomm. It is used on the Snapdragon X series, Snapdragon Ride Elite, Snapdragon Cockpit Elite, and Snapdragon 8 systems on chips, first released in June 2024.
It began development in 2021 when NuVia Inc. 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. They implement the ARMv8.7-A instruction set.
+ Comparison of 1st generation Oryon CPUs 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. They implement the ARMv8.7-A instruction set.
+ Comparison of 2nd generation Oryon CPUs 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. They implement the ARMv9.3-A instruction set.
+ Comparison of 3rd generation Oryon CPUs 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 rowspan="9" 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 rowspan="2" 4.04 GHz rowspan="2" rowspan="2" X2P-42-100 6 22 MB 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD 2 6 4.74 GHz 3.63 GHz LPDDR5x-10600 Q1 2026 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-5-AC 4.61 GHz SM8850-AC 5 Q3 2025 8 Elite Gen 5 V SM8850-1-AB 6 Q3 2026 8 Gen 5 SM8845 3.8 GHz 3.32 GHz LPDDR5x-9600 Q4 2025
4th generation
The 4th generation was announced in 2026.
+ Comparison of 4th generation Oryon CPUs Branding Model number Core count Total cache Max multithread frequency Boost frequency Memory type Release Prime Performance Prime Performance Prime Performance 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 2 6 5.0 GHz 4.0 GHz LPDDR6-10600 Q3 2026 8 Elite Gen 6 LPDDR6-10600 Q3 2026
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