Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
—Single-core55.9
—Multi-core47.4
—Efficiencyspec-based86.7
—iGPU58.2
—Platformspec-based42.4
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin XE90 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?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin XE90
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
- 300% higher Max TDP: 80 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2024 |
| Process | — | 4 nm |
| Max TDP | 20 W | 80 W+300% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 12 |
| Performance cores | — | 12 |
| Threads | — | 12 |
| Base clock | — | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 4 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,250 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X-8448 |
| Max memory | — | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,805Top 29% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 14,234Top 27% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,321Bottom 18% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 10,028Bottom 39% |
| PassMark | — | 22,877Top 41% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 1,678Top 40% |
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