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Leaked Xiaomi 18 Pro Geekbench result points to a disappointing chipset

The Xiaomi 18 Pro (pictured) appears to have a worse chip than expected
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The Xiaomi 18 Pro (pictured) appears to have a worse chip than expected
Leaked benchmarks for an unreleased Xiaomi 18 Pro reveal specifications for the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and suggest that the performance split may be smaller than expected.

A Xiaomi device carrying the model number M610BB has surfaced on Geekbench, and system data ties it to the unannounced Xiaomi 18 Pro. The listing points to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, identified internally as SM8950, paired with an Adreno 845 GPU.

Geekbench 7 benchmark listing of the unreleased Xiaomi 18 Pro
Geekbench 7 benchmark listing of the unreleased Xiaomi 18 Pro
The Adreno 845, which is the name of the 8 Elite Gen 6 GPU
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The Adreno 845, which is the name of the 8 Elite Gen 6 GPU
The Xiaomi 18 Pro appeared as a string in the Geekbench 7 hardware report
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The Xiaomi 18 Pro appeared as a string in the Geekbench 7 hardware report

The benchmark shows a 3+3+2-core cluster layout, with a 3.74 GHz base cluster, a 4.03 GHz middle cluster, and two prime cores reaching 5.01 GHz. The chip posted a single-core score of 3,220 and a multi-core score of 9,646 on Geekbench 7 while running Android 17. Memory is listed at 14.8 GB, which typically corresponds to 16 GB of physical RAM after the OS reserves a portion for system use.

The CPU configuration and clock speeds reportedly match those of the higher-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (SM8975), with the GPU serving as the main point of differentiation between the two chips: the "Elite" carries an Adreno 845, while the "Extreme" is expected to use the Adreno 850 and is tipped for use in the larger Xiaomi 18 Pro Max. If accurate, this would mark a shift from Qualcomm's prior "for Galaxy" split, in which the higher-tier chip also had higher CPU and GPU clock speeds.

As with most pre-launch Geekbench listings, these figures likely come from an early sample, and both performance results and final specifications may change before the Xiaomi 18 Pro's official announcement.

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Bùi Giang, 2026-09-17 (Update: 2026-09-17)