Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series vs Dimensity 8500
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series (with Adreno 840 (8 CUs) graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8500 (Mali-G720 MP8). 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 V Series
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8500
- Shows significantly better (up to 67%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3531K vs 2120K
- 36% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 3400 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Supports 10% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 76.8 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- Higher GPU frequency (~26%)
- Performs 26% better in floating-point computations
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1072515 | 649177 |
| GPU | 1108332 | 633638 |
| Memory | 543094 | 376271 |
| UX | 807437 | 461261 |
| Total score | 3531378 | 2120347 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [81 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | - | 279.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 201 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 223.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | - | 136.2 images/sec |
| HDR | - | 224 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | - | 24.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 70.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 7.64 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 18 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | - | 20.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | - | 10.3 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | - | 0.56 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | - | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | - | 0.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | - | 46.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | - | 2219.4 FPS |
| API | - | OpenCL |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 17 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 4058 |
| Stability | - | 77% |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 (El Bicho) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3349 / 10094 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Mj) | AnTuTu 11 | 3457874 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-13 (Flisfy) | AnTuTu 12 | 2130144 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Sakolin) | AnTuTu 11 | 2117709 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Kunmeow22) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1547 / 6536 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Τ±Υ’Φ -techπ¦π²) | AnTuTu 12 | 2261643 |
| π 2026-09-09 (punyaphat dumnu) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 12528 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series and Dimensity 8500CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.61 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Prime 6x 3.63 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
1x 3.4 GHz β Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 840 (8 CUs) | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 8 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 2457.6 Gigaflops | 3088.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 12500 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | August 2026 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8850-1-AB | MT6899Z_A/TZA |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 official site |
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