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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
67.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
67.1Inno Score
70.9Single-core81.3
60.7Multi-core58
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
72.9iGPU68
70.8Platformspec-based37.8
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 4705 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 scores 67.9 against 67.1 for Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 edges ahead in iGPU and multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

  • Stronger iGPU score: 73 vs 68
  • 100% higher threads: 24 vs 12
  • 33% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher PassMark: 37,081 vs 27,909
  • 24% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 3,242 vs 2,605

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 81 vs 71
  • 100% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
  • 30% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,811 vs 2,941
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
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 X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Cores1212
Performance cores46+50%
Efficiency cores8+33%6
Threads24+100%12
Base clock2 GHz4 GHz+100%
Boost clock5.2 GHz+11%4.7 GHz
L3 cache24 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 890MQualcomm Adreno X2-85
iGPU clock3,100 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X, DDR5LPDDR5X-9523
Max memory256 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,941Top 21%3,811+30%Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)14,689Top 28%16,041+9%Top 22%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,061Top 17%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)22,975Top 15%—
PassMark37,081+33%Top 14%27,909Top 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,242+24%Top 12%2,605Top 28%

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