Snapdragon 835 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (with Adreno 540 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (Adreno 845). 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
- Shows significantly better (up to 11.3x) AnTuTu 11 score β 4945K vs 438K
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 10 nm)
- Supports 282% higher memory bandwidth (113.8 against 29.8 GB/s)
- 104% higher CPU clock speed (5010 vs 2450 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 148324 | 1393171 |
| GPU | 101521 | 1707388 |
| Memory | 88938 | 746934 |
| UX | 99233 | 1097892 |
| Total score | 438016 | 4945385 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 87.1 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 46.5 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 56.7 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 15.6 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 48.2 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 2.93 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 11 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 2.23 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 2 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 3.08 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 1.3 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.08 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 5.03 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 105.3 FPS | - |
| API | OpenCL | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 368 | - |
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5581 | - |
| Video editing score | 5841 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 5696 | - |
| Photo editing score | 13302 | - |
| Writing score | 7633 | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-13 (Lee) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 382 / 1166 |
| π 2023-09-25 (Nightshot) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 427 / 1500 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 835 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.45 GHz β Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.9 GHz β Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53) |
2x 5.01 GHz β 3x 4.03 GHz β 3x 3.74 GHz β |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2450 MHz | 5010 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.4-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 10 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 540 | Adreno 845 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | 710 MHz | - |
| Pipelines | 4 | 3 |
| Shading units | 64 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 363.5 Gigaflops | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 682 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 32 Bit | 4x 24 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 29.8 Gb/s | 113.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2540 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - 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 | X16 | Qualcomm X105 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 16 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1000 Mbps | Up to 14800 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 4200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2016 | September 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MSM8998 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 | - |
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