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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 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.

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

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 3.1x) AnTuTu 11 score – 3950K vs 1294K
  • Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Supports 66% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~59%)
  • 54% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 3000 MHz)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 490530 1112833
GPU 202615 1494722
Memory 221583 442350
UX 380143 900177
Total score 1294871 3950082
Samples [90 tests] [283 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 151.4 MB/sec 421.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 238 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 286.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 330.6 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 308.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 40.7 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 98.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 14.1 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 79 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 51.9 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 24.9 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.72 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 2.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 115.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 4390.2 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 30 tests 50 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 2737
Stability - 67%
Graphics test 5 FPS 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 2255 6490
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 13 FPS 38 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 31126
Video editing score 7311 8963
Data manipulation score 10976 19422
Photo editing score 27827 62111
Writing score 15631 40875
Phones tested 16 models 13 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Wan)GeekBench CPU1653 / 4280
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Wan)AnTuTu1334925
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Khaled)AnTuTu1341721
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (Jonath)AnTuTu1005770
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Hireath)GeekBench CPU1432 / 3945
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Max)AnTuTu4119955
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (H1roshi)AnTuTu3530859
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Rtesh)AnTuTu3886893
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Ranit)AnTuTu3974227
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Dipshit6769)AnTuTu3835023
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 2x 4.74 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Prime
6x 3.63 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Performance
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 4610 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache - 192 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 12 MB
Process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 8 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 840
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 818 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 512 512
Total shaders 1024 1536
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 3993.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.4
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 84.8 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2540
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- 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 Snapdragon X65 Snapdragon X85
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 12500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.3 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 September 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8450 SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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