Snapdragon 845 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (with Adreno 630 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

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 6
  • Shows significantly better (up to 8.6x) AnTuTu 11 score – 4945K vs 572K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 10 nm)
  • Supports 282% higher memory bandwidth (113.8 against 29.8 GB/s)
  • 79% higher CPU clock speed (5010 vs 2800 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 218886 1393171
GPU 99670 1707388
Memory 111434 746934
UX 142798 1097892
Total score 572788 4945385
Samples [23 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 99.6 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 66.6 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 79.8 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 16.9 images/sec -
HDR 67.5 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 5.59 images/sec -
Photo processing 19.9 images/sec -
Ray tracing 2.88 Mpixels/sec -
Samples 8 tests -
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 6.06 images/sec -
Face detection 2.98 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.14 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 1.24 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 541.1 FPS -
API Vulkan -
Samples 7 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 460 -
Stability 90% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
Web score 7215 -
Video editing score 6392 -
Data manipulation score 6714 -
Photo editing score 18641 -
Writing score 9480 -
Phones tested 3 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 53 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 55 FPS
[High]
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Fortnite 28 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Shadowgun Legends 48 FPS
[High]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 56 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Xiaomi Pocophone F1
1080 x 2246
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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 845
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-21 -> QuvenezzzAnTuTu 12661076
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-21 (Quvenezzz)AnTuTu 12661076
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (Bisfy)AnTuTu 12629424
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Dzikri Khairul)CPU Throttle93%
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Dzikri Khairul)Geekbench 6 GPU2613
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 845 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 5.01 GHz –
3x 4.03 GHz –
3x 3.74 GHz –
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 5010 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.4-A
L1 cache 128 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 256 KB 16 MB
L3 cache 2 MB -
Process 10 nanometers 2 nanometers
Transistor count 3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 630 Adreno 845
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 710 MHz -
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 256 512
Total shaders 512 1536
FLOPS 727 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 685 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 192MP -
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 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 X20 Qualcomm X105
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 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 December 2017 September 2026
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SDM845 -
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 -

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