Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (with Adreno 845 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (Adreno 840). 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 6
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- Supports 34% higher memory bandwidth (113.8 against 84.8 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 25%) AnTuTu 11 score β 4945K vs 3950K
- 6% higher CPU clock speed (5010 vs 4740 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1393171 | 1112833 |
| GPU | 1707388 | 1494722 |
| Memory | 746934 | 442350 |
| UX | 1097892 | 900177 |
| Total score | 4945385 | 3950082 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [283 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 |
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 |
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 6
No benchmark results yet
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-30 (HoΓ ng HαΊ£i) | AnTuTu 12 | 3638992 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Nikko) | AnTuTu 11 | 3512813 |
| π 2026-09-28 (nminh) | AnTuTu 12 | 4038854 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Johnnis) | AnTuTu 12 | 3903835 |
| π 2026-09-26 (JJJ) | AnTuTu 12 | 3290752 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5CPU
| Architecture | 2x 5.01 GHz β 3x 4.03 GHz β 3x 3.74 GHz β |
2x 4.74 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Prime 6x 3.63 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 5010 MHz | 4740 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.4-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 845 | Adreno 840 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | - | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 3 |
| Shading units | 512 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | - | 3993.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 24 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 113.8 Gb/s | 84.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 3840 x 2540 |
| Max camera resolution | - | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - H.266 (VVC) - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm X105 | Snapdragon X85 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 14800 Mbps | Up to 12500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 4200 Mbps | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | - | SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site |
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