Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 β an 8-core chipset that was announced on September 25, 2025, and is manufactured using a 3-nanometer process technology. It has 2 cores Oryon Gen 3 Prime at 4740 MHz and 6 cores Oryon Gen 3 Performance at 3630 MHz.
Review
CPU Performance
99
Gaming Performance
96
Battery life
92
NanoReview Score
97
Compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 with other SoCs
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarks
AnTuTu 11
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon chips are perfect gaming machines. And anything that games very well is a perfect machine π.
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FinelsJuly 19, 2026 at 06:38 AM
This chip is insane I love it
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ukraineJune 29, 2026 at 01:13 PM
Hey Russian moderators, don't use grammarly on our comments, just give us freedom of speech.
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AppleGobblerJune 19, 2026 at 04:01 AM
Apple's chips smack on the newest Snapdragons! π€£π€£π€£ Qualcomm? More like toiletdrain π€£π€£π€£
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UserAugust 5, 2026 at 03:55 PM
See it's true in some areas like single core performance and GPU but snapdragon is king in pc emulation. You can play AAA Pc games on natively on mobile which apple's bionic processors lack. Not for average users but very useful for gamers
Finally!
This is the full test result we all needed.
It's nice to see the Nanoreview team fully reevaluating the entire chips ranking. Not badπ
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SteveMarch 31, 2026 at 12:11 PM
This website is Hippocracy at finest... Sabotaging the SoC leaderboard as sponsor. Likewise 8 elite gen 5 was behind a19 pro now it's top again...lol
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PienzoMay 5, 2026 at 05:41 AM
Yeah a19 pro was so powerful that's can't even run Winlator.
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PucciAugust 22, 2026 at 05:21 AM
Lols your a19 chip is only to 4 tfffπ
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DerickMarch 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
In addition to having an h.266 decoder, this system introduced for the first time hardware support for the professional APV (Advanced Professional Video) codec - Samsung.
Application: Used to record video in extremely high quality for professional processing (post-production). It has a very high bitrate and minimal loss, but the files take up a lot of space.
The difference: APV is a "production" codec, while AV1 is a "distribution" codec (streaming, YouTube) to keep files as small as possible while maintaining quality.
World first: This is the first mobile chip with native hardware acceleration for this standard developed by Samsung.
Recording capabilities (Encoder): Enables video recording in "near-lossless" quality, which positions it as a direct competitor to the Apple ProRes format.
Technical parameters:
Supports resolutions up to 8K.
Color depth from 10-bit to 16-bit.
Supports 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 color sampling.
Performance 10% better in file size compared to Apple ProRes and 20% better than standard HEVC.
Oh! this website is poor. Admin, you don't know how to use artificial intelligence?
Snapdragon 8 elite and 8 elite gen 5 have no L3 caches.
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ClutchFebruary 25, 2026 at 06:29 AM
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5's Level 2 Cache is split into two 12MB clusters: one dedicated to the two Prime cores, the other exclusive to the six Performance cores. I hope you guys will update this information for clarification; a simple "x2" will do.
In Qualcomm's Oryon Gen 3 architecture, there is no "L3" cache inside the CPU clusters. Instead, there is a System-Level Cache (SLC) that serves the entire SoC. The capacity of this SLC is 8MB. I think making this distinction clear during listings is crucial because calling it an "L3 Cache" when everything from the ISP to the NPU can also hog it could be quite misleading. Calling the SLC "L3 Cache" implies CPU ownership.
Additionally, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 has an 18MB High Performance Memory (HPM) cache dedicated to the GPU. I don't know what sort of software-reporting nonsense went on for the "L3 Cache" to be labeled with a 16MB capacity, but the software probably got confused by the Oryon architecture and combined the SLC with some other shared on-die memory to create that weird amalgamation.
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no nay neverFebruary 6, 2026 at 03:50 PM
I've never heard of 4 million on Antutu v10, let alone v11.
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ArmanJanuary 27, 2026 at 04:55 AM
Good luck with
LPDDR6 specs were published by JEDEC last July,
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2January 6, 2026 at 09:48 PM
It's incredible that despite not having efficiency cores, the Honor Magic 8 pro is more efficient than the Oppo find X9 pro, with a larger battery and also better temperatures and stability. The same thing happens when compared to the Vivo X300 pro; the Honor Magic 8 pro is more efficient and runs cooler than those two, as well as the OnePlus 15 and Realme GT 8 pro. There are several comparisons and tests in which the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is more efficient and has better temperatures in those phones compared to phones with the Dimensity 9500, despite of having efficiency cores.
I would like to see Snapdragon significantly improve its GPU in the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and, with rumors of a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 "Pro," it will be better for AAA games.
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ZhinazhuNovember 16, 2025 at 08:39 AM
I suspect that the test software deliberately gave a false high score in order to match the marketing, and the actual performance improvement of each generation of SoC may not be great
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whyOctober 14, 2025 at 06:24 PM
why nano review community doesnt use antutu version 11
when they use version 11 they can reach 4.3 million antutu score
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SophieJanuary 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
It is because antutu scores get inflated to hide the diminishing returns. Smartphones are no longer getting 2x or 3x better every generation so they have to artificially pump up numbers to make it look like it's a great increase.
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BibOctober 7, 2025 at 03:43 PM
Exynos 2600 is not far away
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AliOctober 14, 2025 at 02:16 PM
Bro it is very far from snap dragon version
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hhhOctober 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Ali, based on what. whats the source?
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WuejrfjJanuary 2, 2026 at 04:46 AM
Ali, That's 3.8 vs 4.6 if Samsung is successful with its thermal solutions it might have better sustained performance and efficiency actually compared to D9500 who uses the same cores it has almost the same if not better in sustained performance which is Dimensity clocks 4ghz higher than Samsung, Exynos 2600 is actually kinda exciting not to it's performance but to it's thermals and efficiency HPB solutions sounds promising can't wait to see real world performance
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Prototype October 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Is this stronger than a19
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MR.1October 13, 2025 at 08:03 PM
yes, but has lower battery life.
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BrianOctober 15, 2025 at 08:49 PM
MR.1, No only a lil in gpu but both are really good chips
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HaniSeptember 28, 2025 at 06:02 PM
It is time to consider new standers of rating
Relative
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DayaMarch 13, 2026 at 07:04 AM
Just use a games at 1440p and use the average fps and processor utilization and unreasonable power consumption and heat generation should count against the score as heat generation and power consumption matters in a cellphone as cheating is a lot harder when you can't optimize for the benchmark and a company who decides to overclock the hell out of the soc in their phone would be punished because of the unreasonable amount of heat and energy consumption would lower their scores instead of boosting them thus making cheating by overclocking in benchmarks not a viable strategy
I'm disappointed that it's the same 800 series GPU architecture was used in this chipset the same to previous SD 8 Elite Gen 4. The only big upgrade is the CPU margin while the GPU only moved an inch. bigger GPU might be useless to some people but thr higher the GPU the better because games nowadays are becoming heavier time to time.
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RoBotOctober 6, 2025 at 05:16 PM
Just because it's the same architecture, doesn't mean that there's no improvement. The Mali-G1 is still also in the same architecture as the Mali-G925/725/625.
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YasinSeptember 26, 2025 at 01:26 PM
AnTuTu scores are a complete joke, a rotten scam dressed up as βperformance testing.β Only fools worship these empty numbers. They mean NOTHING. Zero. They donβt show speed, they donβt show stabillity, they donβt show how a device actually feels in your hands. They are hollow digits vomited out by a broken system.
Manufacturers rig the results, cheat the tests, and laugh while people swallow the bait. And you know what? Every time someone brags about a higher AnTuTu score, theyβre bragging about NOTHING. Itβs pathetic. Itβs embarrassing. Itβs like fighting over who has the biggest pile of trash.
Weβre DONE with this fake circus. AnTuTu is poison to real progress. It fools customers,empowers liars, and insults anyone who actually cares about technology.
So hereβs the truth: AnTuTu scores are worthless. Anyone who still uses them to judge devices is being played for a fool.
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not a samsung fanOctober 1, 2025 at 04:02 AM
So that's why people are bullying Google's Tensor chips because of AnTuTu scores
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hhhOctober 2, 2025 at 05:11 PM
not a samsung fan, tensor isnt just worse on antutu. its worst in every single benchmark lol
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santiagobbboffOctober 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
not a samsung fan, yeah but tensor is also kinda trash in every aspect not just antutu
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X6 ownerOctober 6, 2025 at 02:03 PM
Notice this kind of comment only pop out when your phone got beat xD
You reek out of people saying IQ mean nothing because their own is.. well.
So insecure .
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hahaDecember 22, 2025 at 05:42 AM
antutu scores at least will give you a sense on how phone CPUs perform in specific benchmarks.
so there you go, results are there, unless there is some secret contract with cheetah mobile and/or qualcomm/mediatek then there is nothing wrong with the results.
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Antutu is still usefulFebruary 9, 2026 at 05:00 PM
While I don't take totals seriously (because it is just the sum of test scores lumped together), Antutu is still useful at measuring the maximum capabilities of a phone. You just have to look at the breakdown and then identify the test methodology.
I agree that those who take the numbers at face value are fools, but you are also a fool for being unable to contextualize the numbers produced.
"They donβt show speed, they donβt show stabillity, they donβt show how a device actually feels in your hands." Correct.
"They are hollow digits vomited out by a broken system." Nope. You are just not smart.
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FoolFebruary 9, 2026 at 05:01 PM
I want to add that there are millions of other benchmarks out there. Blaming antutu for your personal problems is just ridiculous.
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BiggestBroJune 19, 2026 at 04:06 AM
X6 owner, Stop yapping, lil bro. Always the honor fans say these things π€£π€£
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ShadowSeptember 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Fine yeah whatever CPU performance is better, but in terms of GPU performance they basically made no improvement. Still uses 1536 shaders at 1.2GHz, which is only a 100MHz improvement, giving around 3.6 TFLOPS. It's like they just used the previous Adreno 830 but made it more efficient and increased it's click speed by 100MHz.
For starter, GPU cache increased from a total of 12MB to 18MB, not to mention probably architectural improvements here and there as well.
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SigmatoletSeptember 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The 8 Elite gen 5 has a very underwhelming GPU, the A19 pro beats it, and the Dimensity 9500 beats it by a bigger margin.
3d mark Solar Bay Extreme:
8 Elite Gen 5: 1416
A19 pro: 2407
Dimensity 9500: 2570
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KeanuSeptember 26, 2025 at 09:09 AM
Underwhelming? You're lost. You're comparing the performance of a chipset that was announced yesterday to a phone already available to the public, devs havent even had a chance to optimize anything for the chip. But to say it's underwhelming just proves you're a moron, it'll handle literally anything you throw at it. I can say the same thing about an iPhone since it still can't record at 8k.
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KarlderaLSeptember 26, 2025 at 06:06 PM
Source: Trust me bro
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SigmatoletSeptember 26, 2025 at 08:36 PM
Keanu, They literally didn't update the Ray tracing cores at all, and also the Dimensity 9500 launched on September 22nd, no one has had an opportunity to optimize their games for either chips. Qualcomm didn't upgrade their GPU while Mediatek had a 112% or roughly 2 times improvement. And if you're comparing raw raster performance, the 8 elite Gen 5 stills loses.
3d Mark Steel Nomad light:
8 Elite Gen 5: ~3100
A19 pro: ~3000
Dimensity 9500: ~ 3500
M4: ~3400
Keanu, Antutu SD 8 elite Gen 5 is said to have a score of 4,200,000 million, in fact it doesn't exist yet. SD 8 elite Gen 5 is made of V8 architecture. While Exynos 2600, Mediatek dimensty 9500, apple A19 bionic series are built on ARM V9 architecture. Even Mediatek dimensty 9500 and Exynos 2600 are built on ARM V9.3 architecture.
Sigmatolet, even samsung exynos 2600 (steel nomad light 3.135 score is higher than soc SD 8 elite Gen 5) hardware is still not final version, custom gpu has not been explained using gpu amd rdna 3 or amd rdna 4.
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nameSeptember 28, 2025 at 04:41 PM
Keanu, The Dimensity 9500 was released on September 22nd and still destroys the 8 Elite Gen 5, which released the day after. No one has had an opportunity to optimize their games for either of these chips. It's a synthetic benchmark; you can't optimize chips for it. Qualcomm barely made an improvement while MediaTek tripled their Raytracing from last gen, then beat the Apple M4 is raw GPU performance, and went from 20,000 on Geekbench Vulkan to 45,000 all while consuming less power than the 8 Elite Gen 5. Qualcomm has no excuse whatsoever.
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nameSeptember 28, 2025 at 04:49 PM
Joe, The Dimensity 9500 still beats the 8 Elite Gen 5 in Steel Nomad light. The A19 Pro gets ~3000, the 8 Elite gen 5 gets ~3100, and the Dimensity 9500 gets ~3500, slightly higher than the M4's ~3400.
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rmuxOctober 1, 2025 at 05:38 PM
you all people think about performance. normal everyday uses wont need that performance...
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hhhOctober 2, 2025 at 05:14 PM
rmux, normal everyday uses doesnt neea a flagship either. these chipsets are for flagships who delivers flagship performance. stop crying and buy a midrange and use for everyday tasks.
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CartmanNovember 19, 2025 at 03:25 PM
Keanu, Says the moron that can't even structure his sentences properly.
Before you start attacking someone that is literally just stating facts that can be backed up with existing evidence, perhaps you learn how to put sentences together correctly first.
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_12January 22, 2026 at 02:49 AM
Sigmatolet, the issue with the Dimensity 9500 is that phones that use it are not optimized like the vivo x 300 pro so they could currently not take advantage of the gpu making the framerates unstable it is a good improvement tho
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DayaMarch 13, 2026 at 07:11 AM
Sigmatolet, Fun fact about that they normally send samples out to big developers well before the launch so everything can be ironed out and get optimized how else do you think most things work nicely one day one just like how high quality well edited reviews come form big tech reviews on launch day they don't toss there brand new product out to the wolf's and hope everything goes right they get everything ready for launch day so it looks amazing
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ColdCosmosSeptember 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
2 x Third-Gen Oryon Prime Cores
192 KB instruction cache + 128 data cache
12 MB shared L2 cache
6 x Oryon Performance Cores
128 KB instruction cache + 64 data cache
12 MB shared L2 cache
8 MB SLC
Can it get 4000 single core score with perfect cooling?π€
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X HamSeptember 26, 2025 at 02:27 AM
No , this is almost the max single core score in actual devices you'll get lower , 8 elite gen 5 heats up quite a bit they'll definitely underclock it , and it's not that much efficient so I guess you'll get around 3400 single core and from 10500 to 11500 Multi-core.
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VortaSeptember 26, 2025 at 01:27 PM
Naa bro next year we hope π but dimensity reach and cross 4000+ in extreme cool condition!π But only for ones π
Dear Neno Team,
I really enjoyed your review of the "Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite" chipset. It was informative and well-written. However, it would be even more helpful if you could include a list of smartphones that use this chipset.
For example, devices like the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, OnePlus 13, Xiaomi 15 Ultra, iQOO 15, and Vivo X200 Ultra are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Including such details would make the review more complete and useful for readers.
Thank you for your great work!
Best regards,
Salahuddin
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MetoxyOctober 19, 2025 at 01:25 AM
The one you're mentioning are rocking an older generation of this chipset which is gen 4, that's why it's not included and this chipset is still new so it will get added devices later when devices with the chipset finally ships globally
It's overclocking apple a chips why stupid fanboys doesn't wanna take it
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nanoAugust 20, 2025 at 03:01 AM
the CPU speed is getting more upgrade while you're battery is screaming from heat
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ManongSeptember 26, 2025 at 09:07 PM
Nah your right... that is why they use the same 800 gpu architecture.
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AqiibbAugust 19, 2025 at 08:24 AM
My prediction for Snapdragon 8 Elite 2: AnTuTu around 3.6M π₯ Geekbench ~3500 (single-core) and ~12000 (multi-core). Letβs see how close this gets π
This scores is from next Galaxy S26 Edge running on Snapdragon 8 elite 2. Galaxy S26 ultra may score higher than this because of better cooling system.
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Shivam dudheAugust 16, 2025 at 07:11 PM
What about 6g network?
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ClutchAugust 20, 2025 at 03:56 PM
WDYM? No one quite has the infrastructure to start supporting 6G this early.
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ManongAugust 21, 2025 at 04:57 AM
what makes you think of 6G? In my country, the 5G infrastructure was disabled and all 5G connections stopped working we're forced back to 4G and it's kinda very expensive and limited internet bandwidths. My country sucks and very very corrupted. I bet your country must be a better place because you already did think of 6G.
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QwertyAugust 16, 2025 at 03:27 PM
I wonder how much this monster will heat up, and how companies will solve this issue if the regular version of the elite burns the hands of users
Good info, bro. Not sure about it supporting LPDDR5X too (?) but just checked out the JEDEC page for LPDDR6 and found out MediaTek and Qualcomm are ready support it already.
hhh, hhh, Santiagobb
Well, I saw that Samsung is gearing up for LPDDR6 RAM chips release by the end of this year. I thought it'll actually happen. We'll see. I might be wrong.
Santiagobb, LPDDR6 specs were published by JEDEC last July, here is the important info:-
Speed 10667-14400 MT/s.
Density (per chip) 512MB-8GB.
It should start hitting the market in Mid 2026.
