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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
  • GPU: Adreno 850
  • Cores: 8
  • Clock: 5010 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 – an 8-core chipset that was announced on September 22, 2026, and is manufactured using a 2-nanometer process technology. It has 2 cores at 5010 MHz, 3 cores at 4030 MHz, and 3 cores at 3740 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance
99
Gaming Performance
100
Battery life
93
NanoReview Score
98
Compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
5195978
CPU 1407243
GPU 1940214
Memory 739539
UX 1108982
Total score 5195978
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
4327
Multi-Core Score
12873
Compute Score (GPU)
35781

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
4310
Score 4310
3DMark Solar Bay
18485
Score 18485

Smartphones

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Phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6AnTuTu v11
1. Honor Magic 9 Pro Max5524187
2. Vivo iQOO 165498720
3. Motorola Signature 275153294
4. Xiaomi 18 Pro Max5001234

Specifications

Detailed specifications of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SoC with Adreno 850 graphics

CPU

Architecture 2x 5.01 GHz –
3x 4.03 GHz –
3x 3.74 GHz –
Cores 8
Frequency 5010 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.4-A
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 16 MB
Process 2 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 850
Architecture Adreno 800
GPU frequency 1450 MHz
Pipelines 3
Shading units 512
Total shaders 1536
FLOPS 4454.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4
OpenCL version 3.0
DirectX version 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

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

Connectivity

Modem Qualcomm X105
4G support LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes
Download speed Up to 14800 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 4200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 8
Bluetooth 6.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2026
Class Flagship
Model number SM8975
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 official site

Comparison with competitors

1. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro (62)
2. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (1)
3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Apple M5 (iPad) (1)
4. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Apple A20 Pro (74)
5. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (4)
6. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (1)
7. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Xiaomi Xring O3 (19)
8. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series
9. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (1)
10. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Apple A19 Pro
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omar79d October 1, 2026 at 05:13 PM
Who the hell WOULD name it this? It's like if they just wanted a name for it in 2 seconds so they used that stupid name.
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Sadi October 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
In my opinion, it's up to the developer—it's their company. If I owned the company, I'd name the chipset "Horse Shit." 😂😂😂
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Ays Sarı September 30, 2026 at 05:14 PM
This naming scheme is getting ridiculous. Tf is an 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6? It sounds like a 7 year old named it.
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MS Kumar September 25, 2026 at 06:42 AM
Can't Beat XRing 03.
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Ordin September 25, 2026 at 03:50 AM
Snapdragon is really terrible. Since they have a monopoly, they don’t produce decent processors. Their R&D is terrible. Their efficiency is terrible. If you can’t invest in R&D despite making so much money from Android phone sales, you should really shut the company down.
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Anonymous September 22, 2026 at 08:30 PM
Change ts NOW.
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Sadi September 14, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 6 Pro) might see a drop in performance if you repeatedly run the AnTuTu benchmark for up to 30 minutes, given that the 5GHz speed is extremely high—and it would likely heat up quickly. Even Intel never uses 5GHz by default; this is just my personal opinion, though, as the real-world performance remains to be seen.
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Acica September 23, 2026 at 02:29 PM
Intel is past it's overheating
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Riskyboom October 1, 2026 at 03:26 AM
Yes because its pretty much thats it any mobile (3-5ghz) cpu uses its full power for 4-10 mins its 100% gonna heat up no matter what, thats why cooler exist when you're playing a game that uses its 80-100%
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Alif September 11, 2026 at 05:34 PM
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/19150104 This is the real score of Mediatek Dimensity 9600 pro geekbench
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Bob September 22, 2026 at 07:27 PM
This is likely from a controlled environment, pal. It’ll score lower in consumer phones.
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Zhinazhu September 11, 2026 at 11:38 AM
5GHz lost to 4.9GHz, and nuvia's reason for leaving Apple seems to have been found
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Alif September 11, 2026 at 08:11 AM
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/19147773 This is the real score of snapdragon 8 elite gen 6 pro
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Serhii September 11, 2026 at 08:26 AM
Thank you for actual information.
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pavlecom September 11, 2026 at 08:30 PM
Serhii, Maybe you find it useful .. GB6&7 https://youtu.be/eJfyn_qlBQY
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Billy September 22, 2026 at 03:17 PM
It is an unrealistic score. This is from a prototype model using extra power and has a heat pass block. MC is only 2.4% better than the A20 Pro. It’ll score lower in commercial devices.
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pavlecom September 8, 2026 at 06:19 PM
GFXBench Aztec Ruins 1440p 8Egen6p -> 180 XR O3 -> 213 🔥
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Nexc4n September 6, 2026 at 04:06 PM
All things look solid but Geekbench 6 CPU scores has to be joke ain't no way it's that bad and how they are even planing to cool this thing on 5ghz clock speed?
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Clutch September 10, 2026 at 08:06 PM
You have four-sided gate contact. Thermal efficiency should be improved 15-25% right out of the... gate... lol Anyways, those frequencies are rated for burst speeds, not sustained workloads. They aren't preparing users to treat their phones like actively cooled workstation computers just yet.
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Nexc4n September 11, 2026 at 06:23 AM
Clutch, So it's similar to Exynos 2600 that's explains it. tho it's Scores are very low compared to last gen that sucks but it's still early rumors about it, I think it will be better when it came out.
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some person September 6, 2026 at 04:02 PM
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/19123024 This is the Dimensity 9600 pro Single Core: 4139 Multicore: 13285
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Hifihh September 4, 2026 at 11:31 PM
No this soc has 3 sliced Gpu to reduce heating issues so not necessarily it throttle or overheating like previous generation
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Dhruv September 2, 2026 at 11:03 AM
This one really need a proper cooling system
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Jay September 2, 2026 at 01:45 PM
Same cooling as previous gen, because this one wasnt forced at 3nm, and evolved to 2nm so heat was possibly dissipated
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pavlecom September 4, 2026 at 07:44 PM
On non mature 2nm heat and performance instability will be a problem, as on any non mature node. Therefore Xring is a wise for choosing a well mature node.
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Yash September 5, 2026 at 01:27 PM
The mobiles are of this processor will cost more than $ 1000 for just 12/256
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Ahmad September 6, 2026 at 01:36 AM
pavlecom, Used 2nm many. 2nm samsung fabrication 2th generation used samsung exynos 2700
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Ahmad September 7, 2026 at 05:06 AM
pavlecom, Used fabrication 2nm tsmc many, qualcomm used info pop tsmc
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Dhruv September 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
It should be a desktop processor 🙃
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AppleEater September 2, 2026 at 03:39 AM
This is crazy....All that power to do what? Emulating games?
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Dhruv September 3, 2026 at 04:48 PM
Yes, Snapdragon really listens to gamers who want emulation.
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Yash September 5, 2026 at 01:28 PM
Still no where near a gaming pc tho. Even a gtx 1650 can give better performance in gaming than an snapdragon 8 elite gen 6/6 pro
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Yash September 5, 2026 at 01:31 PM
Dhruv, Lol they never even promote emulation, because they know the processor life will decrease faster if people use pc games emulation gpu cpu at 100°C. And btw even an gtx 1650 pc (200-250 dollars pc) can easily beat this snapdragon 8 elite gen 6 pro in pc games in performance. So I don't think it's needed to pay $1000 fpr 12/256 mobile for gaming. Buy a gaming handheld and attach a good camera to it, that's much better
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Clutch September 10, 2026 at 08:13 PM
Yash, You're comparing apples to flamingos, my friend. A dedicated desktop computer that can still run you hundreds of dabloons better outperform a smartphone. That's lower than the bare minimum.
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ethann September 11, 2026 at 12:52 AM
You only have performance with a high wattage demand; it's still not enough to make your phone last for days playing light games or doing other things, and what's more, it will get very hot. So no. It's still not enough. Apple manages to be more efficient, but it still consumes energy to achieve that performance. Try playing a native PC game from the Apple Store and see... if it doesn't overheat...
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Werner September 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Dhruv, No, they don't really listen, because the most important Thing for Emulation is the GPU. But the GPU from Snapdragon is so much weaker than the CPU. Even Xring 01 have so much more GPU Frequency and TFLOPS than Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6.
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pavlecom September 22, 2026 at 08:35 PM
Werner, Xring O3 adds a key feature for Windows game emulation! ✔ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-s-Xring-O3-adds-a-key-feature-for-Windows-game-emulation-that-s-missing-from-Dimensity-chips.1401831.0.html
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a7med September 2, 2026 at 01:54 AM
That 5 GHz figure is just to fool people and brag about Geekbench scores—you're looking at a +20watt power draw! In reality, games run at much lower frequencies—not exceeding 1.8 GHz on the biggest core—to ensure sustained performance with a reasonable power draw of around 5W, allowing for about 4 hours of gaming on a 20Wh battery.(5000mah)
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some person September 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Qualcomm should focus on GPU performance and power efficiency. The Exynos 2700 already beats the 8 Elite Gen 6 pro by 22% at 2.5 watts and by 5% in peak performance according to Samsung's own internal testing. The GPU in the Xring O3 can beat the last gen 8 Elite gen 5 at half the power. Chasing higher and higher Clock speeds is what killed Intel. Qualcomm really needs to focus on efficiency.
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pavlecom September 6, 2026 at 06:11 AM
some person, Extreme version is coming soon with Adteno 850 +20% gpu power .. anyone heard about it !??
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Twilight September 13, 2026 at 05:40 PM
From my testings, a cpu with max 3.35Ghz speed games run at 2.6Ghz almost all of the time and only spikes to max clock in certain scenarios.
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Lorvie September 25, 2026 at 08:04 AM
this is true. tdp must be higher but it's impossible since this is mobile device.
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Ahnileb September 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
this is Crazy, finally soc has 5 Anãohertz
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phynxisdead August 31, 2026 at 03:44 PM
this is crazy, finally soc has 5 Ghz💀
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Phynxiswaitingforya September 1, 2026 at 03:57 AM
It'll be unstable, throttle real quick.
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Ahmad September 7, 2026 at 05:07 AM
Used same cpu snapdragon X2 elite extreme/ hardware laptop
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