Snapdragon 8 Elite
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
October 2024
November 2025
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8750-AB
SM8845
Architecture
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon
6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
2x 3.8 GHz –
6x 3.32 GHz –
6x 3.32 GHz –
Cores
8
8
Technology
3 nm
3 nm
Frequency
4320 MHz
3800 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 830
Adreno 840
GPU frequency
1100 MHz
1200 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2540
3840 x 2540
FLOPS
3.744 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
-
512
OpenCL version
2.0
3.0
Vulkan version
1.3
1.4
DirectX version
12.1
12.1
Connectivity
Download speed
10
Up to 10000 Mbps
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
6.0
6.0
Wi-Fi
7
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
5300 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
1x 320MP
Storage type
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
AntuTu 11
3126402
3057215
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Hexagon
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Higher Frequency: 4320 MHz (4320 MHz vs 3800 MHz)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
- Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (October 2024 vs November 2025)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+18%
3268
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2776
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+4%
10149
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
9761
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+49%
3707
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2482
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3039566
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
+16%
3525943
SiliconCat Rating
16
Ranks 16 among all SOC on our website
22
Ranks 22 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
