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Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
VS
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (with Adreno 829 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (Adreno 830). 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. Specs
  7. Comments (43)

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 Gen 5
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Higher GPU frequency (~11%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
  • Performs 35% better in floating-point computations
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (4320 vs 3800 MHz)
  • Supports 10% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 76.8 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 905159 893474
GPU 1061006 1133808
Memory 388817 427210
UX 702233 671910
Total score 3057215 3126402
Samples [91 tests] [541 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 377.4 MB/sec 367.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 221 pages/sec 223.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 268.2 Mpixels/sec 257 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 269.9 images/sec 234.4 images/sec
HDR 306 Mpixels/sec 315.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 35.9 images/sec 32.7 images/sec
Photo processing 87.9 images/sec 90.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 12 Mpixels/sec 12.4 Mpixels/sec
Samples 20 tests 148 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 38 images/sec 45.3 images/sec
Face detection 18.7 images/sec 21.6 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.71 Gpixels/sec 0.73 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.85 Gpixels/sec 0.91 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.41 Gpixels/sec 1.75 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.27 Gpixels/sec 0.33 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 79.6 Gpixels/sec 96.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3028.3 FPS 3848 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 10 tests 100 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1823 2386
Graphics test 14 FPS 18 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 9094 10874
Graphics test 35 FPS 41 FPS
Section 1 40 FPS 47 FPS
Section 2 35 FPS 41 FPS
Section 3 29 FPS 35 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 5664
Stability - 51%
Graphics test - 33 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 18849 21945
Video editing score 7194 8458
Data manipulation score 15237 16086
Photo editing score 40238 39118
Writing score 25119 22647
Phones tested Less than 3 36 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 (Max)AnTuTu 123215528
📘 2026-09-22 (Carl)AnTuTu 123252322
📘 2026-09-22 (Zenn Kanata)AnTuTu 122966135
📘 2026-09-22 (Subomoto)AnTuTu 123318110
📘 2026-09-20 (Omar)AnTuTu 123231104
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (Asuna)AnTuTu 113203192
📘 2026-09-25 (Ramirez)AnTuTu 123484313
📘 2026-09-24 -> MaximumAnTuTu 123347504
📘 2026-09-24 (Icecream)AnTuTu 123297029
📘 2026-09-24 -> iannnnnAnTuTu 123255862
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

CPU

Architecture 2x 3.8 GHz – Oryon Prime
6x 3.32 GHz – Oryon Performance		 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3800 MHz 4320 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 192 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 8 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 829 Adreno 830
Architecture Adreno 800 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 1225 MHz 1100 MHz
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 512 512
Total shaders 1024 1536
FLOPS 2508.8 Gigaflops 3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.3
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 4800 MHz 5300 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 84.8 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 3840 x 2540
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 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
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X80 Snapdragon X80
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2025 October 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8845 SM8750-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4):
    - The SM8750-AC model has a higher frequency—4,470 MHz for performance cores versus 4,320 MHz in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB models—and its GPU is 100 MHz faster.

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Comments

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Vipin verma June 25, 2026 at 10:34 AM
On paper both looking same but real Motorola signature or s25 edge user post your result, Motorola 10000 inr cheaper.
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Chutiya March 17, 2026 at 12:25 PM
8 elite was past.....8 gen 5 is the present.....so going with the latter one
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Teyr March 10, 2026 at 06:54 PM
Elite is better because of bigger cache
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natannn March 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
There is an error in the specifications table for CPUs, the Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) is based on ARMv8.2-A, not ARMv9.2-A. The 8 Gen 5 is the same as the 8 Elite, but without overclocking and with a weaker GPU, the new armv9.2-A instruction is more powerful for the processor That's why he wins in "efficient" performance directly in the Elite 8 (gen4), Look at the score of almost 1M for the 8 gen5 cpu!!
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Rony May 11, 2026 at 02:47 PM
Absolutely not 8 elite is on arm v9.2
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LHNBCR February 2, 2026 at 05:07 PM
It was ridiculous to release Gen5 when Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen4 was already available. It's unclear what the difference is. In fact, some features of Gen4 are better than Gen5. With its newly matured GPU drivers, Gen4 is a much better option. Gen5 isn't next-generation; it just has some inexplicable and useless changes. In short, I will never change my RM Astra tablet until Gen7.
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MS Kumar March 31, 2026 at 01:16 PM
8 gen 5 is successor of 8s Gen 4. For 8 elite, the successor is 8 elite gen 5
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Emperor January 26, 2026 at 06:01 AM
Why CPU and UX scores are so low for Snapdragon 8 Elite
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natannn March 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
UX influence depending on the Android device. The CPU 8 Elite (Gen 4) is based on ARMv8.2-A. The specifications table is incorrect. The new instruction ARMv9.2-A boosts CPU performance.
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Rony May 11, 2026 at 02:50 PM
natannn, Incorrect information
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Honorre January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
They are inefficient chips and consume too much power.
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Kevin Lin January 15, 2026 at 09:24 PM
For me, the difference between them is like： 8 Elite：RTX 4090 8 gen 5：RTX 5080 8 Elite gen 5：RTX 5090 However, most gamers probably won't notice a significant difference, as they are both top-tier.
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iShowSpeed January 28, 2026 at 07:46 AM
But notice difference on Emulation, like with gamehub windows games
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Vipin verma June 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Both same but ram speed higher in 8 elite
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Jez Myrami January 9, 2026 at 08:42 AM
8 Gen 5 more efficient but 8 Elite definitely more powerful
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Tuffboi January 17, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Its not, they're almost the exact same, but the gpu on the 8 elite has a higher ceiling
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Momentoman February 14, 2026 at 09:09 AM
Tuffboi, So it's hard to say on 100% but it seems gen 5 and elite 4 pretty similar. Maybe elite gen 4 has different memory band or something but it seems gen 5 is a perfect match. Efficient and almost the same power as gen 4
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natannn March 5, 2026 at 09:51 AM
Tuffboi, It's clearly why there are 3 pipelines per shader unit.
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TriplerYT January 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
so basically its 8s gen 5 🫶
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thatoneguy January 5, 2026 at 06:30 PM
8 Elite is clearly still better. My S25 Ultra runs any game at 120fps
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darknight799 January 14, 2026 at 08:29 AM
Both are almost same chip, but yea 8 elite is better bin, better chip overall. 8 gen 5 price/performance is definitely very good tho, i see OP13R going for 45k (505$ tax included) in india, while 8 elite phones are way more expensive. However that phone lacks ltpo screen and a telephoto.
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NEDVEDx7 January 20, 2026 at 11:33 PM
darknight799, The Honor Win RT with the 8 Elite is available for €430 at Giztop
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Honey March 14, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Samsung is trash at gaming and not even the Elite Gen 5 is running the hard titles at 120fps, keep dreaming delulu 😂
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Ultrashits December 14, 2025 at 08:21 PM
This time, the series S is apparently (S) gen 5, and it turned out much better than S gen 3 and S gen 4, but labeling it and selling it at a price like a flagship is marketing at its worst, very greedy, and too much deception.
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Phenro January 2, 2026 at 05:09 AM
This is not an s series processor in any way They won't release a snapdragon 8s gen 5 anytime soon The 8s gen 4 got released last year and that's why But most importantly orion architecture is expensive right now for Qualcomm to work upon They have to make up for fixed research cost, profit and cost for future research and development via each chip So the 8s gen 5 doesn't make sense as it would be expensive to make anyways That's why they directly made the 8 gen 5
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Liel April 3, 2026 at 05:44 PM
Phenro, This is more powerful than a switch2 and i can say its as fast as a series s if not slightly better ..
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Tech nerd December 13, 2025 at 02:56 PM
Every year launched new powerful processors, but in real life that power is mostly useless and waste. Most high graphics mobile games and daily tasks can run perfectly fine on well optimized mid range processor phone. Real problem is that developers , brand have stopped optimizing. Hardware is getting stronger and stronger powerful on smartphone, but how many people actually edit videos daily or play games 24/7 on ultra graphics on a phone? And also how many of you take videos or something else need extra more power daily Meanwhile also phone prices keep rising mainly because of these expensive useless powerful chips. Some people will defend here without thinking. For them keep upgrading every year, then after 8 to 9 months face performance drops and than urge to buy another Powerful phone cycle continues..
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qtip January 26, 2026 at 08:15 AM
I haven't read a more stupid comment in while... even flat earthers make more sense than this.
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Name May 7, 2026 at 02:37 AM
The prices are still the same though.
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Nikita July 13, 2026 at 01:05 AM
A true man, there are very few like you, unfortunately, but there are a lot of victims of the system!
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contadopedro December 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Qualcomm has optimized its chips well for benchmarking. The scores get higher each year, and I don't see much difference.
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Random people December 26, 2025 at 03:56 AM
Antutu 8 gen 5 score is higher because Antutu V.11 if you use Antutu V.10 I think the score is still higher 8 elite
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Kanghua December 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
8 Elite still better Better gpu and better cou mhz
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Tom December 4, 2025 at 07:08 AM
I think the two should be the same in performance. Source: https://youtu.be/kGQgF-6qO1o?si=BFacNP9eXNTGW6jb
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I'm not peasant December 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
8 elite gen 5 is better comparing digit processor to a ang elite wtf
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Vaibhav December 21, 2025 at 01:49 AM
I'm not peasant, It's 8 elite (gen4) vs 8 gen 5
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Edward devtoun November 29, 2025 at 08:20 AM
8 gen 5 GPU is the same as 8 elite gen 5
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Serhii November 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It is not. 8 Gen 5 got less powerful GPU.
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ew44 November 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Serhii, so 8 elite still better than 8 gen 5?
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Serhii December 1, 2025 at 08:38 AM
ew44, In GPU department for sure.
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Kanghua December 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ew44, 8 elite better More mhz in cores And better gpu afreno with 3300 gigaflops (3,3 teraflpos) My rtx3050ti have 9 teraflops Abd my rtx3080 25teraflops
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Marc Loir December 7, 2025 at 07:21 AM
Kanghua, Here is the corrected and formatted text: (vkpeak results) - 8gen5 fp32 scalar: 2169 GFLOPS - 8gen3 fp32 scalar: 2368 GFLOPS - 8elite fp32 scalar: 2920 GFLOPS - 8elite for galaxy fp32 scalar: 3180 GFLOPS - Xring O1 fp32 scalar: 4252 GFLOPS
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Asrar Mir November 28, 2025 at 01:56 PM
8 Elite seems significantly superior in GPU performance. I wonder if 8 gen 5 is any more efficient though.
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