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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
68.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
79.4Inno Score
—Single-core94.4
—Multi-core80.8
73.5Efficiency93.3
—iGPU58
62.9Platform51.1
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 4703 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme wins this laptop processor face-off, 79.4 to 68.2, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+20). AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

  • Stronger platform score: 63 vs 51
  • 33% higher threads: 24 vs 18

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme

  • Stronger efficiency score: 93 vs 74
  • 120% higher Base clock: 4.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 50% higher cores: 18 vs 12
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
Announced20262025
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
Cores1218+50%
Threads24+33%18
Base clock2 GHz4.4 GHz+120%
Boost clock5.2 GHz+4%5 GHz
L3 cache24 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
iGPUAMD Radeon 890MQualcomm Adreno X2-90
iGPU clock—1,850 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
Memory supportLPDDR5XLPDDR5X

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
Geekbench 6 (single)—4,033Top 2%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—23,198Top 4%

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