Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
—Single-core81.3
—Multi-core58
—Efficiencyspec-based93.3
—iGPU68
—Platformspec-based37.8
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE900 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-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?
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Process | — | 3 nm |
| Max TDP | 20 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 12 |
| Performance cores | — | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 6 |
| Threads | — | 12 |
| Base clock | — | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 4.7 GHz |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,700 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X-9523 |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 3,811Top 8% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 16,041Top 21% |
| PassMark | — | 27,909Top 27% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 2,605Top 28% |
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