Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 5 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 5000 MHz (5000 MHz vs 2840 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (September 2026 vs December 2020)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2026
Launch Date
December 2020
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
-
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Model Name
SM8350
2x Oryon Prime @ 5.0 GHz + 6x Oryon Performance @ 4.0 GHz
Architecture
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
8
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
5 nm
5000 MHz
Frequency
2840 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 850
GPU name
Adreno 660
1450 MHz
GPU frequency
840 MHz
4454.4 GFLOPS
FLOPS
1.72 TFLOPS
1536
Shading units
512
3
Execution units
2
3.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.4
Vulkan version
1.1
4K+
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12.1
DirectX version
12
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 2500 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. 22
5G NR, 5G Advanced, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
5G support
-
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth
5.2
Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X / LPDDR6
Memory type
LPDDR5
5300 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 24-bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
1 MB
aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
UFS 5.0
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
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, VP8, VP9
-
Video playback
8K at 30FPS
4K+ @ 120 Hz, QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Display refresh rate
-
-
TDP
10 W
ARMv9.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
Agentic AI, Qualcomm Personal Scribe, on-device learning, low-power personal context
AI features
-
Qualcomm Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 780
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
4327
+192%
Snapdragon 888
1481
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
12873
+239%
Snapdragon 888
3794
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
4454
+154%
Snapdragon 888
1754
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3438
Lenovo Legion Phone Dual 2 / 2 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
529
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3458
Realme GT 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
293
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