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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is a SmartPhone Flagship platform from Qualcomm. It began to be released in September 2026. The SoC has 8 cores produced using 2 nm technology. And it also has a maximum frequency of 5000 MHz. Its characteristics, as well as benchmark results, are presented in more detail below.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Launch Date
September 2026
Manufacturing
TSMC
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Architecture
2x Oryon Prime @ 5.0 GHz + 6x Oryon Performance @ 4.0 GHz
Cores
8
Technology
2 nm
Frequency
5000 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9.4-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno
Max display resolution
4K+ @ 120 Hz
OpenCL version
3.0
Vulkan version
1.4
Connectivity
Cellular specific functions
8 carriers mmWave, 2x2 MIMO mmWave, 4x6 MIMO sub-6 GHz, 6Rx, NB-NTN, NR-NTN, Global 5G Multi-SIM, Turbo DSDA
Cellular technologies
5G Advanced, 5G mmWave, sub-6 GHz, 5G SA, 5G NSA, standalone mmWave, NR-DC, FDD, TDD, LTE
Downlink functions
6xCA, 500 MHz downlink bandwidth, 1024 QAM sub-6 GHz
Download speed
14.8 Gbps
Modem power saving technologies
Qualcomm 5G PowerSave
Uplink functions
Switched uplink, supplemental uplink, 4-layer carrier aggregation, UL MIMO, Smart Transmit Plus
Wi-Fi antenna
4x4 Wi-Fi
4G support
LTE
5G support
5G NR, 5G Advanced, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X / LPDDR6
Memory frequency
5300 MHz
Miscellaneous
Audio codecs
aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Max camera resolution
320 MP
Storage type
UFS 5.0
Video codecs
H.265, VP9, AV1
Video capture
8K @ 30 FPS, 4K @ 120 FPS, 1080p @ 960 FPS
Display refresh rate
4K+ @ 120 Hz, QHD+ @ 240 Hz
AI features
Agentic AI, on-device learning, Qualcomm Personal Scribe, low-power personal context
Neural processor (NPU)
Qualcomm Hexagon
Geekbench 6
Single Core
4301
Multi Core
12490
Compared to Other SoC
83%
94%
98%
Better then 94% SOC over the past 3 years
Better then 98% SOC
SiliconCat Rating
6
Ranks 6 among all SOC on our website
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
