Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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 (4 nm vs 2 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 5000 MHz (3200 MHz vs 5000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (November 2022 vs September 2026)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2022
Launch Date
September 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8550-AB
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
2x Oryon Prime @ 5.0 GHz + 6x Oryon Performance @ 4.0 GHz
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
2 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
5000 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 740
GPU name
Adreno
680 MHz
GPU frequency
-
3.4816 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
1280
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0
1.1
Vulkan version
1.4
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
4K+ @ 120 Hz
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
-
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
-
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
Up to 10000 Mbps
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
5.3
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0
7
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X / LPDDR6
4200 MHz
Memory frequency
5300 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
-
Miscellaneous
1 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
320 MP
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 5.0
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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 at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
-
-
Display refresh rate
4K+ @ 120 Hz, QHD+ @ 240 Hz
6.3 W
TDP
-
ARMv9-A
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 Gen 2
1993
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
4301
+116%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
12490
+134%
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1757044
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
4945385
+181%
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