Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (with Adreno 829 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (Adreno 850). 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 Extreme Gen 6
- Performs 78% better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 70%) AnTuTu 11 score β 5195K vs 3057K
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- Supports 48% higher memory bandwidth (113.8 against 76.8 GB/s)
- 32% higher CPU clock speed (5010 vs 3800 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 905159 | 1407243 |
| GPU | 1061006 | 1940214 |
| Memory | 388817 | 739539 |
| UX | 702233 | 1108982 |
| Total score | 3057215 | 5195978 |
| Samples | [91 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 377.4 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 221 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 268.2 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 269.9 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 306 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 35.9 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 87.9 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 12 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 20 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 38 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 18.7 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.71 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.85 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 1.41 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 79.6 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 3028.3 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 10 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1823 | 4310 |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 9094 | 18485 |
| Graphics test | 35 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 35 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18849 | - |
| Video editing score | 7194 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 15237 | - |
| Photo editing score | 40238 | - |
| Writing score | 25119 | - |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-29 (dpicugin) | AnTuTu 12 | 3071402 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Ketrox) | AnTuTu 12 | 2895140 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Macro_peek) | AnTuTu 12 | 3189922 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Sam) | AnTuTu 12 | 3267778 |
| π 2026-09-26 (johnny) | AnTuTu 12 | 3101545 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6CPU
| Architecture | 2x 3.8 GHz β Oryon Prime 6x 3.32 GHz β Oryon Performance |
2x 5.01 GHz β 3x 4.03 GHz β 3x 3.74 GHz β |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3800 MHz | 5010 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.4-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 829 | Adreno 850 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | 1225 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 3 |
| Shading units | 512 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2508.8 Gigaflops | 4454.4 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 | LPDDR6 |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 24 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 113.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 |
| 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 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - H.266 (VVC) - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 | Qualcomm X105 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 14800 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 4200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 8 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2025 | September 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8845 | SM8975 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 official site |
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