Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz (4320 MHz vs 4600 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (October 2024 vs September 2025)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2024
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8750-AB
Model Name
SM8850
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz – 6x 3.62 GHz –
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4320 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 830
GPU name
Adreno 840
1100 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
3.744 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
512
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.3
Vulkan version
-
On-Device Display Support: • 4K(3840×2160) @ 60 Hz • QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
6
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
5300 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
84,8 GB/s
Max Bandwidth
-

Miscellaneous

Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
24 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.1
4K video capture @ 120 FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
8K HDR video playback @ 60 FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
ARMv9 (64-бит)
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3301
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757 +14%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9848
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644 +28%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3819 +6%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3612
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3008864
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
4177588 +39%