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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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

Overall comparison of performance, power efficiency, and real-world usage.
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

AnTuTu checks how well the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage perform under load.
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

Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.
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
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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General

SoC Name 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 Adreno 840 Adreno 730
GPU Architecture Adreno 800 Adreno 700
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
Max Refresh Rate 240 Hz 120 Hz (4K)
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)
Max Display Resolution 4K @ 60Hz 3840x2160
Video Recording 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

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X85 Snapdragon X65 5G
4G Yes LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD)
5G 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 6.0 5.3
Navigation NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC