Qualcomm Adreno X2 Elite iGPU benchmarks vs AMD and Intel

Qualcomm has published the first test results for its Adreno X2 Elite integrated graphics, and they’re stronger than many expected. According to the company, a demo at Qualcomm Tech Summit reinforced the findings: the new iGPU outpaced AMD and Intel in several synthetic benchmarks.

In the Steel Nomad Light (DirectX 12) test, Adreno X2 delivered more than 41 frames per second, surpassing the Radeon 890M, Intel Arc 140T, and even the discrete GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop. In Solar Bay (Vulkan, ray tracing), the picture changes: Qualcomm falls short of the RTX 3050 Laptop and lags well behind the RTX 4060 and Radeon 8060S, yet it still leads all integrated GPUs, including Intel’s latest Xe2.

As a result, Adreno X2 shows nearly a twofold uplift in ray-traced workloads compared with the previous generation and a notable jump in rasterization. That said, synthetic scores tell only part of the story. Qualcomm still needs to prove that its drivers and game optimizations can truly compete with the more mature ecosystems from AMD and Intel — early numbers suggest a shake-up in the iGPU space, but day-to-day gaming will hinge on software polish.