Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (3200 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (November 2022 vs September 2025)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2022
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8550-AB
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 740
GPU name
Adreno 840
680 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
2.089 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
1536
Shading units
512
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.3
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
Connectivity
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5.3
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4200 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757
+89%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644
+137%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1550709
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240
+111%
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1757044
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3950082
+125%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5622
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
13959
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Xiaomi Mix Fold 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
549
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1452
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
527
Honor Win
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1317
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro / 8S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
6471
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
14509
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1152
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3157
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Meizu 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1185
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3142
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13757
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
25710
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3860
Vivo iQOO Pad6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7150
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro / 8S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
14583
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
30872
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
54872
Xiaomi 17
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
189969
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Meizu 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
19449
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
27852
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3713
Honor Magic V6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7373
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