Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (4600 MHz / 4740 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (September 2025 vs March 2024)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2025
Launch Date
March 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
Model Name
SM8650-AB
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
Frequency
3000 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 840
GPU name
Adreno 735
1200 MHz
GPU frequency
750 MHz
3.6864 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.7308 TFLOPS
512
Shading units
786
-
Execution units
2
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 5000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
up to 5300MHz
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
24 MB
L2 Cache
-
8 MB
L3 cache
8 MB
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0
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, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
TDP
6 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757
+129%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644
+217%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240
+77%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1846775
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
13959
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5198
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1452
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
516
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Honor Win
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1317
Xiaomi Poco F6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
435
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
14509
Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5241
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3157
Honor MagicPad 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1089
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3142
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1063
3DMark Wild Life
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
25710
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
11201
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Vivo iQOO Pad6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7150
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3116
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
30872
Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
12439
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Xiaomi 17
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
189969
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
54772
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
27852
OnePlus Nord 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
18902
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