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Qualcomm announces two 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips with 5GHz CPU cores

11 publications · September 22, 2026

Key points

Qualcomm has officially announced two chips: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, both built on a 2nm process.
Both chips feature Oryon Prime CPU cores that exceed 5GHz, which multiple outlets describe as a first for mobile processors.
The Extreme model adds dedicated Adreno High Performance Memory, a Neural Fusion feature, and support for 8K 60fps video capture.
Both chips are aimed at high-end Android phones, with devices expected to arrive within weeks of the announcement.
Live Geekbench 6 benchmarks run at the announcement event showed a single-core score of 4,293 and a multi-core score on the Extreme model.

Summary (AI)

Qualcomm made the announcement on September 22, 2026, splitting its flagship 2nm generation into a standard and an Extreme chip for the first time. The Extreme chip adds better on-device AI, dedicated graphics memory and 8K 60fps video. Both chips share the same CPU design, running above 5GHz.

Tom’s Guide compares the chips with Apple’s A20 Pro. Qualcomm says phones with either chip will ship in the coming weeks.

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PC Magazine First reported Sep 22, 2026