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NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X
61.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
70.9Inno Score
59.3Single-core73.3
64Multi-core66.6
56Efficiencyspec-based93.3
64.4Platformspec-based54.4
4 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X1 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 61.4, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+14) and multi-core (+3). NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X

  • 67% higher Efficiency cores: 10 vs 6
  • 11% higher cores: 20 vs 18
  • 11% higher threads: 20 vs 18

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

  • Stronger single-core score: 73 vs 59
  • 20% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 10

General

General comparison: NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecNVIDIA RTX Spark N1XQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Announced20262025
Process3 nm3 nm
Base TDP45 W—
Max TDP80 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecNVIDIA RTX Spark N1XQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Cores20+11%18
Performance cores1012+20%
Efficiency cores10+67%6
Threads20+11%18
Boost clock—5 GHz
L3 cache—9 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecNVIDIA RTX Spark N1XQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
iGPUNVIDIA Blackwell RTX 6144-core GPUQualcomm Adreno X2-90
iGPU clock—1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecNVIDIA RTX Spark N1XQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Memory supportLPDDR5XLPDDR5x-9523
Max memory128 GB128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecNVIDIA RTX Spark N1XQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Geekbench 6 (single)3,092Top 11%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)20,296Top 7%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,314Bottom 15%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,944Top 27%—
PassMark—37,384Top 14%
PassMark (single thread)—4,797Top 4%

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