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Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Snapdragon 888
VS
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 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
  • Shows significantly better (up to 3.5x) AnTuTu 11 score – 3950K vs 1135K
  • Performs 3.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 888
  • Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 5 nm)
  • Supports 66% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • 62% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 2840 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~55%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 888
vs
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 406119 1112833
GPU 233383 1494722
Memory 188085 442350
UX 308291 900177
Total score 1135878 3950082
Samples [127 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 156.9 MB/sec 421.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec 238 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec 286.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.9 images/sec 330.6 images/sec
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec 308.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.1 images/sec 40.7 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 98.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 14.1 Mpixels/sec
Samples 49 tests 79 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.75 images/sec 51.9 images/sec
Face detection 3.37 images/sec 24.9 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.72 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec 1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec 2.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec 115.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 851.2 FPS 4390.2 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 19 tests 50 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 505 2737
Stability 77% 67%
Graphics test 4 FPS 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 1508 6490
Stability 91% -
Graphics test 9 FPS 38 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12232 31126
Video editing score 7638 8963
Data manipulation score 10494 19422
Photo editing score 29866 62111
Writing score 15219 40875
Phones tested 11 models 13 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Asus Zenfone 8
1080 x 2400		 -
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 888
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Zha)AnTuTu 12976692
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekbench 6 CPU1412 / 3348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu 111210861
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (АндрСй)AnTuTu 114084489
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Max)AnTuTu 114119955
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Niko)AnTuTu 123439980
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (S_zavtra)AnTuTu 124123403
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (KEKRiLL)AnTuTu 124208433
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 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 ARMv8.4-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 12 MB
Process 5 nanometers 3 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 8 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 Adreno 840
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 840 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 3 3
Shading units 256 512
Total shaders 768 1536
FLOPS 1290.2 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 780 Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 84.8 Gb/s
Max size 24 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 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 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 X60 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 5.2 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 September 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8350 SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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