Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
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 (7 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (2840 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (December 2019 vs September 2025)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
December 2019
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8250-AB
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
8
Cores
8
7 nm
Technology
3 nm
2840 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
10.3
Transistor count
-
GPU Specifications
Adreno 650
GPU name
Adreno 840
587 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
1.2021 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
512
Shading units
512
2
Execution units
-
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
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 22
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5.1
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
2750 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
1 MB
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
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 60FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
5 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon 698
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 865
1128
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757
+233%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 865
3277
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644
+286%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 865
1226
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3612
+195%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 865
753667
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240
+334%
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