Xring O3 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

We compared the 10-core Xiaomi Xring O3 (Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16) with the newer 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (Adreno 845) SoC. 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 Xiaomi Xring O3
  • Has 2 more cores
  • Shows better (up to 6%) AnTuTu 11 score – 5228K vs 4945K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
  • Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
  • 15% higher CPU clock speed (5010 vs 4350 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
Xring O3 +6%
5228014
CPU 1359147 1393171
GPU 2143582 1707388
Memory 941063 746934
UX 784222 1097892
Total score 5228014 4945385
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Compute Score (GPU)

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 4700 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 11474 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Xring O3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (KarlderaL)AnTuTu 125558210
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Xring O3 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

CPU

Architecture 2x 4.35 GHz – C1-Ultra
4x 3.68 GHz – C1-Premium
4x 3.15 GHz – C1-Pro
2x 5.01 GHz –
3x 4.03 GHz –
3x 3.74 GHz –
Cores 10 8
Frequency 4350 MHz 5010 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.3-A ARMv9.4-A
L1 cache - 192 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 16 MB -
Process 3 nanometers 2 nanometers
Transistor count 24 billion -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16 Adreno 845
Architecture Valhall 6th gen Adreno 800
GPU frequency 1600 MHz -
Pipelines 16 3
Shading units 128 512
Total shaders 2048 1536
FLOPS 6554 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.4 1.4
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.2 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
NPU theoretical performance 200 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR6 LPDDR6
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 5300 MHz
Bus 4x 24 Bit 4x 24 Bit
Max bandwidth 113.8 Gb/s 113.8 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0
Max display resolution - 3840 x 2540
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- H.266 (VVC)
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Qualcomm X105
4G support - LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed - Up to 14800 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 4200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2026 September 2026
Class Flagship Flagship
Official page - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 official site

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7 (53.8%)
6 (46.2%)
Total votes: 13

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