Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (with Adreno 825 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.
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 5
- Performs 70% better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 71%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3950K vs 2314K
- 48% higher CPU clock speed (4740 vs 3210 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~13%)
- Supports 10% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 76.8 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 645495 | 1112833 |
| GPU | 809405 | 1494722 |
| Memory | 372805 | 442350 |
| UX | 486712 | 900177 |
| Total score | 2314417 | 3950082 |
| Samples | [457 tests] | [283 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 293.4 MB/sec | 421.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 188.6 pages/sec | 238 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 207.8 Mpixels/sec | 286.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 152.7 images/sec | 330.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 216.4 Mpixels/sec | 308.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 23.4 images/sec | 40.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 55.2 images/sec | 98.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.25 Mpixels/sec | 14.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 50 tests | 79 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 33.5 images/sec | 51.9 images/sec |
| Face detection | 16.8 images/sec | 24.9 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | 0.72 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.77 Gpixels/sec | 1 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.2 Gpixels/sec | 2.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 70.4 Gpixels/sec | 115.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 2750.3 FPS | 4390.2 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 35 tests | 50 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1688 | 2737 |
| Stability | 83% | 67% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 20 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 7641 | 12156 |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 1 | 34 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Section 2 | 29 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | 40 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 3705 | 6490 |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 38 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15597 | 31126 |
| Video editing score | 7750 | 8963 |
| Data manipulation score | 13734 | 19422 |
| Photo editing score | 26988 | 62111 |
| Writing score | 17764 | 40875 |
| Phones tested | 8 models | 13 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-06 (ASHOK) | AnTuTu 12 | 2346502 |
| π 2026-10-06 (F) | AnTuTu 12 | 2608514 |
| π 2026-10-01 (Yorik) | AnTuTu 11 | 2477638 |
| π 2026-09-30 (Luis) | AnTuTu 12 | 2422061 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Thai) | AnTuTu 12 | 2603535 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-05 (Mj.) | AnTuTu 12 | 4453487 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Π‘ΡΡ) | AnTuTu 12 | 4208009 |
| π 2026-10-04 (fastboot) | AnTuTu 12 | 4280996 |
| π 2026-10-04 (inst1dy) | AnTuTu 11 | 4248808 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Π₯Π°Π½) | AnTuTu 12 | 4092547 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.21 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 3 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
2x 4.74 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Prime 6x 3.63 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3210 MHz | 4740 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 825 | Adreno 840 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | 1150 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 3 |
| Shading units | 512 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2355.2 Gigaflops | 3993.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 84.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2540 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 | Snapdragon X85 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 4200 Mbps | Up to 12500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | April 2025 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8735 | SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site |
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