I am kinda disappointed with the graphics of X Elite.
M2/M3 level of performance at M2 Pro/M3 Pro levels of power consumption.
I want them to beat the base M chip's graphics performance, while having similar efficiency.
We know Qualcomm can do it. Their Adreno is the leader in mobile GPUs.
The reason the X Elite lags behind M2/M3's GPU efficiency is probably because they did not allocate sufficient transistor budget to it. It explains how they achieved the miniscule ~170 mm² die size.
X Elite's GPU efficiency right now is good enough to beat Meteor Lake and Hawk Point, but I suspect next gen Lunar Lake and Stric Point might probably beat it. But it's certainly nowhere at Apple's level.
The impressive thing about Apple Silicon is every part of it is efficient. Not just the CPU (which is most talked about), but also the GPU, NPU, Media Engine, display engines, thunderbolt ports etc.... Apple is willing to splurge with regards to the transistor budget. A single Apple Thunderbolt controller in an M chip takes up as much area as a CPU P-core!
I wish future Snapdragon X processors would actually splurge on the GPU transistor budget, so we can do some actual power efficient gaming on it, and it would make it fit to put in tablets.
However, looking at the rumour mill, it sounds rather grim. Revegnus (in one of his last leaks), said X Elite Gen 2 will use an overclocked Adreno 830 GPU.
FWIW, Adreno 830 is the GPU powering the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. It is 10% faster than M2's GPU, and the same performance as the GPU in the X Elite 80W TDP.