Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (SM8850-AC) is a high-end SoC (System on a Chip) for smartphones that was introduced at the end of 2025. It integrates two fast Oryon Gen 3 Prime Cores with up to 4.6 GHz and 6 smaller Oryon Gen 3 Performance Cores with up to 3.62 GHz.
The integrated X85 5G modem supports 5G NR Sub-6 and mmWave with up to 12.5 Gbit/s download and 3.7 Gbit/s upload.
The quad-channel 16-bit memory controller (total 64-bit) supports LPDDR5X-5300 MHz with a maximum bandwidth of 84.8 GB/s.
The single-core performance of the large Prime Cores is outstanding and is on a par with the Apple A19 Pro SoC at the top of the smartphone processors. Under multi-core load, things look even better and the SD 8 Elite Gen 5 can outperform the A19 Pro by 21% and remains only just behind a 9-core Apple M4.
The chip is manufactured in the modern N3P process at TSMC (3nm).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
► remove from comparisonFast mid-range SoC (System on a Chip) for smartphones which was introduced at the end of 2025. Integrates two fast Oryon Gen 3 Prime Cores with up to 3.8 GHz and 6 smaller Oryon Gen 3 Performance Cores with up to 3.32 GHz.
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon 8 |
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| Clock | 3620 - 4600 MHz | 3320 - 3800 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 24 MB | |||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | |||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 4.6 GHz Qualcomm Oryon Gen 3 3.6 GHz Qualcomm Oryon Gen 3 | 8 / 8 3.8 GHz Qualcomm Oryon Gen 3 3.3 GHz Qualcomm Oryon Gen 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 3 nm | 3 nm | ||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 126.2 mm2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Features | Adreno GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X80 5G Modem, Wi-Fi 7, LPDDR5x 4800 | Adreno GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X80 5G Modem, Wi-Fi 7, LPDDR5x 4800 | ||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 840 ( - 1200 MHz) | Qualcomm Adreno 840 ( - 1200 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | ||||||||||||||||
| Announced |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 → 0% n=0
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
