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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Tensor G5

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
VS
Tensor G5
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Tensor G5

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (with Adreno 840 graphics) and Google Tensor G5 (PowerVR DXT-48-1536). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (5)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.5x) AnTuTu 11 score – 3950K vs 1549K
  • Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Tensor G5
  • 22% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 3780 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
  • Supports 24% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 68.2 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
Tensor G5

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +155%
3950082
Tensor G5
1549798
CPU 1112833 734567
GPU 1494722 183228
Memory 442350 222379
UX 900177 409624
Total score 3950082 1549798
Samples [283 tests] [16 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 421.8 MB/sec 281.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 238 pages/sec 162.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 286.6 Mpixels/sec 207.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 330.6 images/sec 149.5 images/sec
HDR 308.4 Mpixels/sec 151.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 40.7 images/sec 24.4 images/sec
Photo processing 98.7 images/sec 46.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.1 Mpixels/sec 6.79 Mpixels/sec
Samples 79 tests 8 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 51.9 images/sec 4.77 images/sec
Face detection 24.9 images/sec 2.41 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.72 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 1 Gpixels/sec 0.27 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 2.04 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 115.4 Gpixels/sec 12.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 4390.2 FPS 634.9 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 50 tests 7 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 2737 1012
Stability 67% 96%
Graphics test 20 FPS 7 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 12156 -
Graphics test 46 FPS -
Section 1 52 FPS -
Section 2 46 FPS -
Section 3 40 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 6490 -
Graphics test 38 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 31126 17237
Video editing score 8963 7203
Data manipulation score 19422 14036
Photo editing score 62111 24584
Writing score 40875 20213
Phones tested 13 models 4 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Klax)AnTuTu 123939764
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Diman5700AnTuTu 124172973
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Raze)AnTuTu 123920421
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 -> ChubzueyAnTuTu 124214043
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (АндрСй)AnTuTu 114084489
Add View all (358)
Google Tensor G5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Dolbaeb)AnTuTu 121549159
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 -> PixeluserAnTuTu 111536042
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 -> bangAnTuTu 111719659
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 -> bangCPU Throttle74%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekbench 6 GPU4116
Add View all (23)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Tensor G5

CPU

Architecture 2x 4.74 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Prime
6x 3.63 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Performance		 1x 3.78 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-A725
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores 8 8
Frequency 4610 MHz 3780 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB -
L2 cache 12 MB -
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 840 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
Architecture Adreno 800 -
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
Pipelines 3 6
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1536 768
FLOPS 3993.6 Gigaflops 1689.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.4
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 5300 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 84.8 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2540 3840 x 2400
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X85 Exynos 5400c
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 12500 Mbps -
Upload speed Up to 3700 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced September 2025 August 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD GS501
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site -

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hii September 12, 2026 at 02:19 PM
someone tell me a task my sd 865 cant do
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Enrique June 1, 2026 at 05:32 PM
why Google. Why. 😭😭
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Gabriel May 18, 2026 at 04:19 AM
Who even chose tensor g5?πŸ˜­πŸ™
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mef August 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Well Pixel 10 can be had for $150 while S25 costs $1000 so the answer is clear why choose Pixel over Samsung.
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Yolo March 8, 2026 at 07:59 PM
Not even close (for word limit)
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