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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

Qualcomm SD 6 Gen 5

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 (SM6850) is an ARMv8-based SoC for Android smartphones and tablets. Compared to its predecessor, it uses an older CPU architecture but offers higher clock speeds.

The CPU consists of two clusters with four high-performance cores (Cortex-A78, up to 2.6 GHz) and four power-efficient cores (Cortex-A55, up to 2.0 GHz). It supports either LPDDR4X (up to 2,133 MHz) or LPDDR5 (up to 3,200 MHz) RAM. Graphics processing is handled by the integrated Adreno 812.

In our benchmarks with the Honor X80 Pro Max, the SD 6 Gen 5 was able to perform similar to an old Snapdragon 888+ and best the old Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 (although it features more modern cores).

Compared to its predecessor, there are some limitations: Support for mmWave 5G and the L2 GPS band has been removed. Additionally, the USB interface now only supports USB 2.0. However, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 are now supported.

Other features include a dual ISP with an AI night photography mode, Bluetooth Channel Sounding, and 30% higher AI performance than its predecessor. The SoC also supports UFS 3.1 storage. The 5G modem achieves download speeds of up to 2.9 Gbit/s. 

The SoC is manufactured by TSMC using a 4 nm process. 

CodenameCortex-A78 / A55
SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon 6

Series: Snapdragon 6 Cortex-A78 / A55

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 « 1.8 - 2.3 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 compare1.8 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 compare1.8 - 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
Clock Rate1800 - 2300 MHz
Number of Cores / Threads8 / 8
4 x 2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
4 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Manufacturing Technology4 nm
GPUQualcomm Adreno 812
64 Bit64 Bit support
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date07/05/2026
Product Link (external)www.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6.7 - Geekbench 6.7.1 Single-Core
1097 points (25%)
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Geekbench 6.7 - Geekbench 6.7.1 Multi-Core
3344 points (11%)
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
938 Points (29%)
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Reviews for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 processor

Honor X80 Pro Max: Qualcomm Adreno 812, 6.80", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Honor X80 Pro Max - Reviews and Specs

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Other CPUs of the series Snapdragon 6

» Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.3 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.3 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.4 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.4 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.2 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
   8x 2 GHz - 2.3 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
   8x 2.05 GHz - 3.13 GHz
+ HiSilicon Kirin 9000
   8x 2.05 GHz - 3.13 GHz
+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.84 GHz
+ Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1
   8x 1.8 GHz - 3 GHz
+ Samsung Exynos 1580
   8x 1.95 GHz - 2.9 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.3 GHz
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G
   8x 1.8 GHz - 3 GHz
- Samsung Exynos 2100 5G
   8x 2.2 GHz - 2.9 GHz
- Google Tensor G3
   9x 1.7 GHz - 2.91 GHz
- HiSilicon Kirin T82
   12x 1.31 GHz - 2.29 GHz
- HiSilicon Kirin 8020
   12x 1.31 GHz - 2.28 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-09-11)