Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Tensor G6
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (Adreno 840) with the newer 7-core Google Tensor G6 (PowerVR CXTP-48-1536) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 2x) AnTuTu 11 score β 3950K vs 1933K
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Tensor G6
- Supports 24% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
- Has 1 more cores
- 12% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 4110 MHz)
Pros of Google Tensor G6
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1112833 | 876037 |
| GPU | 1494722 | 288736 |
| Memory | 442350 | 304202 |
| UX | 900177 | 464561 |
| Total score | 3950082 | 1933536 |
| Samples | [283 tests] | [4 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 421.8 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 286.6 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 330.6 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 308.4 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 40.7 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 98.7 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 14.1 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 79 tests | 6 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 51.9 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 24.9 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.72 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 1 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 2.04 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 115.4 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 4390.2 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 50 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2737 | - |
| Stability | 67% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 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
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 31126 | - |
| Video editing score | 8963 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 19422 | - |
| Photo editing score | 62111 | - |
| Writing score | 40875 | - |
| Phones tested | 13 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 -> Chubzuey | AnTuTu 12 | 4214043 |
| π 2026-09-21 (ΠΠ½Π΄ΡΠ΅ΠΉ) | AnTuTu 11 | 4084489 |
| π 2026-09-20 (Max) | AnTuTu 11 | 4119955 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Niko) | AnTuTu 12 | 3439980 |
| π 2026-09-18 (S_zavtra) | AnTuTu 12 | 4123403 |
Google Tensor G6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-23 (Roni) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2888 / 7641 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Flxen) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2755 / 7563 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Tensor G6CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.74 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Prime 6x 3.63 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
1x 4.11 GHz β C1-Ultra 4x 3.38 GHz β C1-Pro 2x 2.65 GHz β C1-Pro |
| Cores | 8 | 7 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3-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 CXTP-48-1536 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | - |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 6 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 Gigaflops | 1975.3 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 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| 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 | MediaTek M90 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 12500 Mbps | Up to 12000 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 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD | GS601 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site | - |
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