Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 5000 MHz (5000 MHz vs 3800 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (September 2026 vs November 2025)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2026
Launch Date
November 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Model Name
SM8845
2x Oryon Prime @ 5.0 GHz + 6x Oryon Performance @ 4.0 GHz
Architecture
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 GHz
8
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
3 nm
5000 MHz
Frequency
3800 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno
GPU name
Adreno 840
-
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
-
Shading units
512
3.0
OpenCL version
3.0
1.4
Vulkan version
1.4
4K+ @ 120 Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2540
-
DirectX version
12.1
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
6.0
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
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 5.0
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
8K @ 30 FPS, 4K @ 120 FPS, 1080p @ 960 FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.265, VP9, AV1
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
-
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K+ @ 120 Hz, QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Display refresh rate
-
ARMv9.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Agentic AI, on-device learning, Qualcomm Personal Scribe, low-power personal context
AI features
-
Qualcomm Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
4301
+53%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
12490
+24%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
4945385
+62%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
3057215
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