Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (3200 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (May 2022 vs September 2025)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
May 2022
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
-
Manufacturing
TSMC
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 730
GPU name
Adreno 840
900 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
-
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
512
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
12
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
Up to 2500 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5.3
Bluetooth
6.0
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @120FPS
H.264, H.265, 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-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1665
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757
+126%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
4202
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644
+201%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1178340
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240
+177%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Motorola Moto X30 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1026
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3157
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
992
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3142
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z40S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
10852
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
25710
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Lenovo Legion Y70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
2897
Vivo iQOO Pad6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7150
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Lenovo Legion Y70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
11270
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
30872
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
41503
Xiaomi 17
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
189969
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
18131
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
27852
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Lenovo Legion Y70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
2846
Oppo Find X9 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7049
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