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Snapdragon 865 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Snapdragon 865
VS
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Snapdragon 865
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (with Adreno 650 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
  • Performs 4.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 4x) AnTuTu 11 score – 3950K vs 978K
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 865
  • Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 7 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2.2x)
  • Supports 93% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 44 GB/s)
  • 62% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 2840 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 865
vs
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 385127 1112833
GPU 148169 1494722
Memory 166070 442350
UX 279544 900177
Total score 978910 3950082
Samples [104 tests] [283 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 149.1 MB/sec 421.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 87.2 pages/sec 238 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 125.3 Mpixels/sec 286.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 77 images/sec 330.6 images/sec
HDR 106.3 Mpixels/sec 308.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11 images/sec 40.7 images/sec
Photo processing 32.7 images/sec 98.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.29 Mpixels/sec 14.1 Mpixels/sec
Samples 52 tests 79 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.53 images/sec 51.9 images/sec
Face detection 1.97 images/sec 24.9 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.72 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 2.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.05 Gpixels/sec 115.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 567.3 FPS 4390.2 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 34 tests 50 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 2737
Stability - 67%
Graphics test - 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 1110 6490
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 6 FPS 38 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9557 31126
Video editing score 5874 8963
Data manipulation score 8658 19422
Photo editing score 29642 62111
Writing score 14782 40875
Phones tested 14 models 13 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 30 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
1080 x 2340		 -
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 865
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (mptech)AnTuTu973656
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (GameFabuloso16)AnTuTu1010010
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 -> RennsportAnTuTu1066668
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (May)AnTuTu745543
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 -> penguin_1234GeekBench GPU3056
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (АндрСй)AnTuTu4084489
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Max)AnTuTu4119955
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (H1roshi)AnTuTu3530859
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Rtesh)AnTuTu3886893
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Ranit)AnTuTu3974227
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)		 2x 4.74 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Prime
6x 3.63 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Performance
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 4610 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 12 MB
Process 7 nanometers 3 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 8 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 840
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 587 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 3 3
Shading units 256 512
Total shaders 768 1536
FLOPS 901.6 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 698 Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 5300 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 84.8 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2540
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 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 X55 Snapdragon X85
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 12500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.1 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2019 September 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8250-AB SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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