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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
67.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
70.9Inno Score
70.9Single-core73.3
60.7Multi-core66.6
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
72.9iGPU—
70.8Platformspec-based54.4
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 4705 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 70.9 to 67.9, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+6) and single-core (+2). 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

  • 167% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 9 MB
  • 100% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 128 GB
  • 33% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher threads: 24 vs 18

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

  • Stronger multi-core score: 67 vs 61
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 4
  • 50% higher cores: 18 vs 12
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 16% higher PassMark (single thread): 4,797 vs 4,131

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
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-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Cores1218+50%
Performance cores412+200%
Efficiency cores8+33%6
Threads24+33%18
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+4%5 GHz
L3 cache24 MB+167%9 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 890MQualcomm Adreno X2-90
iGPU clock3,100 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X, DDR5LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory256 GB+100%128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,941Top 18%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)14,689Top 25%—
Cinebench R23 (single)2,061Top 13%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)22,975Top 14%—
PassMark37,081Top 14%37,384+1%Top 14%
PassMark (single thread)4,131Top 18%4,797+16%Top 4%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,242Top 18%—

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