Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
—Single-core46.3
—Multi-core42.8
—Efficiencyspec-based79.3
—iGPU44.8
—Platformspec-based39.4
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE900 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
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?
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Process | — | 4 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 23 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 8 |
| Performance cores | — | 8 |
| Threads | — | 8 |
| Base clock | — | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 3 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,100 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X-8448 |
| Max memory | — | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,150Bottom 27% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 10,800Bottom 45% |
| PassMark | — | 16,386Bottom 36% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 917Bottom 33% |
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