Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 is a high-end SoC (System-on-a-Chip) for smartphones that was unveiled in September 2026. It integrates eight fourth-generation Oryon cores: two Prime cores running at up to 5 GHz and six Performance cores running at up to 4 GHz. All CPU cores share 16 MB of L2 cache, known as Oryon FlexCache.
Compared to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, Qualcomm promises 13 % higher CPU performance. Energy efficiency is said to improve by up to 37 %, depending on the application.
The integrated Adreno GPU runs at up to 1.45 GHz and has 18 MB of graphics memory. According to the manufacturer, graphics performance increases by 44 %. Unlike the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, the Extreme variant offers additional matrix compute units for AI upscaling and frame generation.
LPDDR5X-10600, LPDDR6-10600 and UFS 5.0 storage are supported. The integrated X105 5G modem theoretically achieves download speeds of up to 14.8 Gbit/s and upload speeds of up to 4.2 Gbit/s.
The Hexagon NPU offers a new element accelerator and 50 % more dedicated memory than the Elite variant. The Spectra image processor supports video recording at up to 8K at 60 fps or 4K at 240 fps, as well as H.266/VVC.
The chip is manufactured using a 2 nm process, presumably TSMC's N2P.
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 |
| Clock Rate | 5000 - 3740 MHz |
| Level 2 Cache | 16 MB |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 2 x 5.0 GHz 3 x 4.0 GHz 3 x 3.7 GHz |
| Manufacturing Technology | 2 nm |
| Die Size | 133.2 mm2 |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Architecture | ARM |
| Announcement Date | 09/23/2026 |
| Product Link (external) | www.qualcomm.com |
Benchmarks
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