How do the scores compare?

There is no overall score comparison yet, because at least one of them still awaits benchmark results. On individual spec rows, Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme wins 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon C wins 1.

What are the main differences between the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and the Qualcomm Snapdragon C?

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme advantages: 125% higher cores: 18 vs 8; 125% higher threads: 18 vs 8; 67% higher Boost clock: 5 GHz vs 3 GHz; 50% lower process: 3 nm vs 6 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme vs Qualcomm Snapdragon C

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon C

86.6Single-core—

79.1Multi-core—

93.3Efficiencyspec-based73.3

75.6iGPU—

51.1Platformspec-based28.9

4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon C

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon C 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme

125% higher cores: 18 vs 8
125% higher threads: 18 vs 8
67% higher Boost clock: 5 GHz vs 3 GHz
50% lower process: 3 nm vs 6 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon C

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Announced	2025	2026
Process	3 nm+50%	6 nm

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Cores	18+125%	8
Threads	18+125%	8
Base clock	4.4 GHz	—
Boost clock	5 GHz+67%	3 GHz

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
iGPU	Qualcomm Adreno X2-90	Qualcomm Adreno A643
iGPU clock	1,850 MHz	900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Memory support	LPDDR5X	—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Geekbench 6 (single)	4,062Top 4%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	23,166Top 4%	—
PassMark	44,659Top 10%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	3,667Top 9%	—

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