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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 7.0 - Geekbench 7.0 Single-Core
min: 902     avg: 929     median: 928.5 (23%)     max: 955 Points
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Geekbench 7.0 - Geekbench 7.0 Multi-Core
min: 2846     avg: 3107     median: 3107 (9%)     max: 3368 Points
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Geekbench 6.7 - Geekbench 6.7.1 Single-Core
min: 1038     avg: 1068     median: 1067.5 (23%)     max: 1097 points
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Geekbench 6.7 - Geekbench 6.7.1 Multi-Core
min: 3202     avg: 3273     median: 3273 (11%)     max: 3344 points
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 822     avg: 833     median: 833 (28%)     max: 844 points
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3129     avg: 3207     median: 3207 (6%)     max: 3285 points
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Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3829     avg: 3862     median: 3861.5 (33%)     max: 3894 points
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Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12489     avg: 12606     median: 12606 (12%)     max: 12723 points
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 888     avg: 935     median: 934.8 (1%)     max: 981.5 ms
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 39620     avg: 41589     median: 41589 (24%)     max: 43558 Points
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WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 117     avg: 119.5     median: 119.5 (29%)     max: 122 Points
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Antutu v12 - AnTuTu 12 Total Score
972170 Points (17%)
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Antutu v12 - AnTuTu 12 CPU
376182 Points (30%)
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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
7697 Points (1%)
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PCMark for Android - PCMark f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
26.3 MB/s (14%)
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PCMark for Android - PCMark f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
1319 MB/s (37%)
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PCMark for Android - PCMark f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
23.8 MB/s (12%)
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PCMark for Android - PCMark f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
1065 MB/s (24%)
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PCMark for Android - PCMark f. Android Storage 2.0 score
61362 Points (27%)
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PCMark for Android - PCMark f. Android Work Score 3.1
min: 11569     avg: 11881     median: 11881 (42%)     max: 12193 Points
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
938 Points (29%)
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Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
3.4 Watt (1%)
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
1.4 Watt (1%)
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» Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
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» Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
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» Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
   8x 2 GHz - 2.3 GHz
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Surrounding CPUs

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   8x 2.05 GHz - 3.13 GHz
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   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.84 GHz
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   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.3 GHz
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   8x 1.8 GHz - 3 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-09-11)