Huawei Kirin X90 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
—Single-core86.6
—Multi-core79.1
67Efficiencyspec-based93.3
—iGPU75.6
—Platformspec-based51.1
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin X90 Plus0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin X90 Plus lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Process | — | 3 nm |
| Base TDP | 28 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 18 |
| Threads | — | 18 |
| Base clock | — | 4.4 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 5 GHz |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 4,062Top 5% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 23,166Top 4% |
| PassMark | — | 44,659Top 10% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 3,667Top 9% |
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