CPU model
Oryon is an 8 to 12-core CPU implementing the ARMv8.7-A architecture featuring a custom microarchitecture designed by Qualcomm.[ 1] It is used on the Snapdragon X Plus , Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon 8 Elite systems on chips , first released in June 2024.[ 2]
It began development in 2021 when Nuvia [ 3] was acquired by Qualcomm .
It is the first custom microarchitecture for smartphone SoCs [ 4] 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.
Comparison of 1st generation Oryon CPUs[ 5]
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.
Comparison of 2nd generation Oryon CPUs[ 6]
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
Application ARM-based chips
Application processors (32-bit)
ARMv7-A
Cortex-A5 Cortex-A7
Allwinner A2x, A3x, A83T, H3, H8
NXP i.MX7 , QorIQ LS10xx , NXP i.MX6UL
Broadcom VideoCore BCM2836, BCM23550
Leadcore LC1813, LC1860/C, LC1913, LC1960
Marvell Armada PXA1920, 1500 mini plus
MediaTek MT65xx
Qualcomm Snapdragon 200, 205, 208, 210, 212 , 400
Cortex-A8 Cortex-A9
Actions ATM702x , ATM703x
Altera Cyclone V, Arria V/10
Amlogic AML8726, MX, M6x, M801, M802/S802, S812, T86x
Apple A5 , A5X
Broadcom VideoCore BCM21xxx, BCM28xxx
Freescale i.MX6
HiSilicon K3V2 , 910's
InfoTM iMAPx912
Leadcore LC1810, LC1811
Marvell Armada 1500 mini
MediaTek MT65xx
Nvidia Tegra , 2 , 3 , 4i
Nufront NuSmart 2816M, NS115, NS115M
Renesas EMMA EV2, R-Car H1, RZ/A
Rockchip RK292x , RK30xx , RK31xx
Samsung Exynos 4 421x , 441x
ST-Ericsson NovaThor
Telechips TCC8803
Texas Instruments OMAP 4
Texas Instruments Sitara AM4xxx
VIA WonderMedia WM88x0, 89x0
Xilinx Zynq-7000
ZiiLABS ZMS-20, ZMS-40
Cortex-A15 Cortex-A17 Others ARMv7-A compatible
Apple A6 , A6X , S1 , S1P , S2 , S3
Broadcom Brahma-B15
Marvell P4J
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1, S2, S3, S4 Plus, S4 Pro, 600, 800 (Scorpion , Krait )
ARMv8-A
Application processors (64-bit)
ARMv8-A
Cortex-A35 Cortex-A53
Actions GT7, S900, V700
Allwinner A64, H5, H64, R18
Altera Stratix 10
Amlogic S9 Family, T96x
Broadcom BCM2837
EZchip TILE-Mx100
HiSilicon Kirin 620 , 650, 655, 658, 659 , 930, 935
Marvell Armada PXA1928, Mobile PXA1908/PXA1936
MediaTek MT673x , MT675x , MT6761V , MT6762 /V , MT6763T , MT6765 /G/H , MT6795 , MT8161, MT8163, MT8165, MT8732, MT8735, MT8752
NXP ARM S32 , QorIQ LS1088, LS1043 , i.MX8M
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 , 410, 412, 415, 425, 427, 429, 430, 435, 439, 450 , 610, 615, 616, 617, 625, 626, 630
Renesas RZ/V2M
Rockchip RK3328, RK3368
Samsung Exynos 7570, 7578, 7580, 7870, 7880
Texas Instruments Sitara AM6xxx
UNISOC SC9820E , SC9832E, SC9860/GV
Xilinx ZynqMP
Cortex-A57 Cortex-A72
AWS Graviton
Broadcom BCM2711
HiSilicon Kirin 950, 955 , Kunpeng 916
MediaTek MT6797/D/T/X , MT8173, MT8176, MT8693
MStar 6A938
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650, 652, 653
Rockchip RK3399
NXP QorIQ LS2088 , QorIQ LS1046A , QorIQ LX2160A , QorIQ LS1028A , i.MX8
Cortex-A73
Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 , 632, 636, 660, 662, 665, 680, 685 , 6s 4G Gen 1 , 835
Samsung Exynos 7872, 7884, 7885, 7904, 9609, 9610, 9611
HiSilicon Kirin 710 , 960 , 970
MediaTek MT6771/V , MT6799 , MT8183, MT8788
Amlogic S922X
Others ARMv8-A compatible
ARMv8.1-A
ARMv8.2-A
Cortex-A55 Cortex-A75
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 , 710, 712 , 845 , 850
Samsung Exynos 9820, 9825
MediaTek MT6769H/T/V/Z , MT6768, MT6779V
UNISOC T310, T606, T610, T615, T616, T618, T619, T620, T700, T710, T7200, T7225, T7250, T7255, T7280 , T740
Cortex-A76
Allwinner A733
Google Tensor
HiSilicon Kirin 810, 820 , 980, 985 , 990
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480(+) , 675, 678 , 720G, 730(G), 732G, 765(G), 768G , 855(+), 860 , 7c (Gen 2), 8c, 8cx (Gen 2)
Microsoft SQ1 and SQ2
MediaTek MT6781, MT6785V, MT6789 , MT6833V/P, MT6853V/T , MT6873, MT6875 , Dimensity 6020, 6080, 6100+, 6300(+) , MT8192
Samsung Exynos 990
UNISOC T750, T760, T765, T770, T820, T8100, T8200, T9100
Cortex-A77 Cortex-A78
Google Tensor G2
MediaTek MT6877, MT6878 , MT6879, MT6891, MT6893 , Dimensity 7020, 7025 (Ultra), 7030, 7050, 7300 (Energy/Ultra/X) , 8000, 8020, 8050, 8100, 8200 , Kompanio 900T, 1200, 1380, 1300T
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, 4(s) Gen 2 , 695 , 6 Gen 1, 6(s) Gen 3 , 778G(+), 780G, 782G , 888(+)
Samsung Exynos 1080, 1280, 1330, 1380 , 2100
Cortex-X1 Neoverse N1 Others
Cortex-A65, Cortex-A65AE, Cortex-A76AE, Cortex-A78C, Cortex-X1C, Neoverse E1
ARMv8.2-A compatible
ARMv8.3-A
ARMv8.4-A
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv8.6-A
ARMv8.7-A
ARMv9.0-A
ARMv9.2-A