Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 5000 MHz (5000 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (September 2026 vs October 2023)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2026
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Model Name
SM8650-AB
2x Oryon Prime @ 5.0 GHz + 6x Oryon Performance @ 4.0 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
4 nm
5000 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 850
GPU name
Adreno 750
1450 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
4454.4 GFLOPS
FLOPS
-
1536
Shading units
-
3
Execution units
-
3.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.4
Vulkan version
-
4K+
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
8 carriers mmWave, 2x2 MIMO mmWave, 4x6 MIMO sub-6 GHz, 6Rx, NB-NTN, NR-NTN, Global 5G Multi-SIM, Turbo DSDA
Cellular specific functions
-
5G Advanced, 5G mmWave, sub-6 GHz, 5G SA, 5G NSA, standalone mmWave, NR-DC, FDD, TDD, LTE
Cellular technologies
-
6xCA, 500 MHz downlink bandwidth, 1024 QAM sub-6 GHz
Downlink functions
-
14.8 Gbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
Qualcomm 5G PowerSave
Modem power saving technologies
-
Switched uplink, supplemental uplink, 4-layer carrier aggregation, UL MIMO, Smart Transmit Plus
Uplink functions
-
4x4 Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi antenna
-
LTE
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
5G NR, 5G Advanced, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
5G support
Yes
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth
5.4
Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X / LPDDR6
Memory type
LPDDR5X
5300 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 24-bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 5.0
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K @ 60 FPS, 4K @ 240 FPS, 1080p @ 960 FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.266, H.265, VP9, AV1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
-
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K+ @ 120 Hz, QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Display refresh rate
-
ARMv9.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv9
Agentic AI, Qualcomm Personal Scribe, on-device learning, low-power personal context
AI features
-
Qualcomm Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
4327
+97%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
12873
+82%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
Geekbench 7 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3582
+80%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1995
Geekbench 7 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
12247
+78%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
6875
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
5195978
+122%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2345563
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
13875
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9124
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
1749
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
955
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3438
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3458
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1806
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