Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 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 4.4x) AnTuTu 11 score – 4945K vs 1135K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 5 nm)
  • Supports 122% higher memory bandwidth (113.8 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • 76% higher CPU clock speed (5010 vs 2840 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 406119 1393171
GPU 233383 1707388
Memory 188085 746934
UX 308291 1097892
Total score 1135878 4945385
Samples [127 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 156.9 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 72.9 images/sec -
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 12.1 images/sec -
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec -
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec -
Samples 49 tests -
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.75 images/sec -
Face detection 3.37 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 851.2 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 19 tests -

3DMark

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

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
Web score 12232 -
Video editing score 7638 -
Data manipulation score 10494 -
Photo editing score 29866 -
Writing score 15219 -
Phones tested 11 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Asus Zenfone 8
1080 x 2400
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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 888
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-28 (David PM)AnTuTu 121302649
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-25 (Jerson)AnTuTu 121310147
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-16 (Horizon)AnTuTu 121205405
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-15 (Md Taief Khan)AnTuTu 121321279
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Executedream)AnTuTu 121200645
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

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 5.01 GHz –
3x 4.03 GHz –
3x 3.74 GHz –
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 5010 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9.4-A
L1 cache 512 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 5 nanometers 2 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 Adreno 845
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 840 MHz -
Pipelines 3 3
Shading units 256 512
Total shaders 768 1536
FLOPS 1290.2 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 24 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 113.8 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2540
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP -
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
- H.266 (VVC)
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X60 Qualcomm X105
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 14800 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 4200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.2 6.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 September 2026
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8350 -
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 -

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