Intel’s Lunar Lake processors have caused quite a stir since the mobile chips were launched, and a fresh dive into the capabilities of these CPUs in the world of gaming handhelds won’t do the range any harm in terms of all the positive chatter.

Intel's Lunar Lake processor excels in terms of battery life and 3D performance, based on our tests. But does it perform better than Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chips?

Compare Intel Lunar Lake vs Snapdragon X Elite in a showdown of efficiency and performance. See how they stack up in power, features, and real-world applications.

We pit the Dell XPS 13 (9350) with Intel's new Core Ultra 7 258V "Lunar Lake" processor against the XPS 13 (9345) with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite XIE-80-100 chipset to see which XPS is best.