Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 5 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (4600 MHz / 4740 MHz vs 2995 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (September 2025 vs June 2021)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2025
Launch Date
June 2021
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
Model Name
SM8350-AC
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
Architecture
1x 2.995 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
3 nm
Technology
5 nm
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
Frequency
2995 MHz
-
Transistor count
10.3
GPU Specifications
Adreno 840
GPU name
Adreno 660
1200 MHz
GPU frequency
905 MHz
3.6864 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.8534 TFLOPS
512
Shading units
512
-
Execution units
2
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 7500 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
5.2
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
up to 5300MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
24 MB
L2 Cache
1 MB
8 MB
L3 cache
-
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
4K video capture @120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS
-
TDP
8 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 780
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757
+205%
Snapdragon 888 Plus
1230
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644
+235%
Snapdragon 888 Plus
3778
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3612
+91%
Snapdragon 888 Plus
1890
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240
+283%
Snapdragon 888 Plus
853696
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3157
Vivo X70 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
504
3DMark Wild Life
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
25710
Asus ROG Phone 5s
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
5744
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Vivo iQOO Pad6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7150
Motorola Moto S30 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
1529
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
30872
Asus ROG Phone 5s
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
5744
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Xiaomi 17
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
189969
Motorola Edge S30
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
38466
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
27852
Motorola Edge S30
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
17983
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7049
Asus ROG Phone 5s
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
1523
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