Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 2 nm (3 nm vs 2 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 5000 MHz (4320 MHz vs 5000 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (October 2024 vs September 2026)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2024
Launch Date
September 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8750-AB
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
Architecture
2x Oryon Prime @ 5.0 GHz + 6x Oryon Performance @ 4.0 GHz
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
2 nm
4320 MHz
Frequency
5000 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 830
GPU name
Adreno
1100 MHz
GPU frequency
-
3.744 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
3.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.4
On-Device Display Support: • 4K(3840×2160) @ 60 Hz • QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Max display resolution
4K+ @ 120 Hz

Connectivity

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Cellular specific functions
8 carriers mmWave, 2x2 MIMO mmWave, 4x6 MIMO sub-6 GHz, 6Rx, NB-NTN, NR-NTN, Global 5G Multi-SIM, Turbo DSDA
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Cellular technologies
5G Advanced, 5G mmWave, sub-6 GHz, 5G SA, 5G NSA, standalone mmWave, NR-DC, FDD, TDD, LTE
-
Downlink functions
6xCA, 500 MHz downlink bandwidth, 1024 QAM sub-6 GHz
10
Download speed
14.8 Gbps
-
Modem power saving technologies
Qualcomm 5G PowerSave
-
Uplink functions
Switched uplink, supplemental uplink, 4-layer carrier aggregation, UL MIMO, Smart Transmit Plus
-
Wi-Fi antenna
4x4 Wi-Fi
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE
Yes
5G support
5G NR, 5G Advanced, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0
7
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X / LPDDR6
5300 MHz
Memory frequency
5300 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
-

Miscellaneous

24 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
320 MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 5.0
4K video capture @ 120 FPS
Video capture
8K @ 30 FPS, 4K @ 120 FPS, 1080p @ 960 FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.265, VP9, AV1
8K HDR video playback @ 60 FPS
Video playback
-
-
Display refresh rate
4K+ @ 120 Hz, QHD+ @ 240 Hz
ARMv9 (64-бит)
Instruction set
ARMv9.4-A
-
AI features
Agentic AI, on-device learning, Qualcomm Personal Scribe, low-power personal context
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Qualcomm Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3301
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
4301 +30%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9848
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
12490 +27%
Geekbench 7 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
2475
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
3220 +30%
Geekbench 7 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
8889
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
9646 +9%
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3126402
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
4945385 +58%