Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 840 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 730 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- 54% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- 278% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 985K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 120% higher compute performance (3.68 vs 1.67 TFLOPS)
- 66% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Released 3 years and 9 months later - (september 2025 vs December 2021)
- Geekbench 6 shows 183% faster single-core and 196% faster multi-core performance
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
54
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
56
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
73
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
61
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +278%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
984,882
| CPU | 1,075,208 | 220,951 |
| GPU | 1,385,137 | 428,498 |
| MEM | 400,897 | 169,739 |
| UX | 865,161 | 165,694 |
| TOTAL | 3,726,403 | 984,882 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +183%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1,247
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +196%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3,675
| Single-Core | 3,524 | 1,247 |
| Multi-Core | 10,887 | 3,675 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
–
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
120 FPS
Ultra HD preset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
–
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
–
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
120 FPS
Max preset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
–
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
–
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Ultra preset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
–
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
–
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Highest preset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
–
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Fortnite
Low preset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
–
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
120 FPS
Epic preset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
–
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
| Game | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
–
– |
120 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
–
– |
120 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
| Free Fire |
–
– |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
| Genshin Impact |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
| Fortnite |
–
– |
120 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Epic) |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8850 | SM8450 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4610 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 5.3 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 840 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 818 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 3.68 TFLOPS | 1.67 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200 MP (single) |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 AV1 |
H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LDAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz | 3840x2160 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Snapdragon X65 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 12.5 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | Up to 3.67 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC |