Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
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 / 4740 MHz (4000 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 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
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5
6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4000 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
GPU Specifications
-
GPU name
Adreno 840
-
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
-
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
3840 x 2160
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
5.4
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
-
Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
-
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2902
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757
+29%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
9840
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644
+28%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
3196241
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240
+2%
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