Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E 90 100) vs Apple A18
SOC Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2025
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Manufacturer
Qualcomm
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Type
Laptop
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Instruction Set
ARMv9
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Core Architecture
Snapdragon X
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Processor Number
X2E-90-100
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Integrated Graphics
Adreno X2-90
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Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
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Socket
Custom
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
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Performance Core Threads
18
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
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Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
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Total Core Count
18
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Total Thread Count
18
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Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
34
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L1 Cache
288 K per core
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9523
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Max Memory Bandwidth
152 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1700 MHz
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Shader Units
2048
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Texture Units
128
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Raster Operation Units
64
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Execution Units
12
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Miscellaneous
CPU
Architecture
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2x 4.05 GHz – Everest4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
Frequency
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4050 MHz
Cores
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6
Instruction set
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ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache
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8 MB
Process
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3 nm
Manufacturing
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TSMC
Graphics
GPU name
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Apple A18 GPU
GPU frequency
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1490 MHz
Execution units
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5
Shading units
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128
Memory
Memory Type
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LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
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3750 MHz
Bus
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4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth
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60 Gb/s
AI
NPU
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Neural Engine
Theoretical Performance
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35 TOPS
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU)
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Neural Engine
Storage type
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NVMe
Max camera resolution
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1x 48MP
Video capture
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4K at 120FPS
Video playback
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4K at 120FPS
Video codecs
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- H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs
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- AAC- AAX- AAX+- AC-3- AIFF- CAF- E-AC-3- MP3- MP4- WAV
Connectivity
4G support
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LTE Cat. 24
5G support
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Yes
Download speed
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Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed
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Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi
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7
Bluetooth
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5.3
Navigation
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GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Info
Announced
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Sep 2024
Class
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Flagship
Model number
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APL1V08
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
3,995
3,466
Geekbench 6
20,629
8,592
AnTuTu 10
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1,622,118
FP32 (float)
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1,907