Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

SOC Specs Compare

CPU

Architecture
2x 3.8 GHz –6x 3.32 GHz –
2x 4.61 GHz –6x 3.63 GHz –
Frequency
3800 MHz
4610 MHz
Cores
8
8
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
Process
3 nm
3 nm
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
L1 cache
-
1792 KB
L2 cache
-
24 MB
L3 cache
-
8 MB

Graphics

GPU name
Adreno 829
Adreno 840
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
1200 MHz
Shading units
512
512
Vulkan version
1.4
-
OpenCL version
3.0
-
DirectX version
12.1
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Memory

Memory Type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
-
Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth
76.8 Gb/s
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AI

NPU
Hexagon
Hexagon

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution
3840 x 2540
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Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
1x 320MP
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs
- H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9
- H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9
Audio codecs
- AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV
- AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
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Upload speed
Up to 3500 Mbps
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Wi-Fi
7
7
Bluetooth
6.0
6.0
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced
Nov 2025
Sep 2025
Class
Flagship
Flagship
Model number
SM8845
SM8850
Official page
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📊 Benchmark

AnTuTu 10
3,561,559
3,115,282
Geekbench 6
2,749
3,834
Geekbench 6
9,860
12,396
FP32 (float)
2,457
3,686