Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 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 2 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 740 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- 37% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 3360 MHz)
- 194% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 1.27M)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 137% faster single-core and 113% faster multi-core performance
- 84% higher compute performance (3.68 vs 2 TFLOPS)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +194%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
| CPU | 1,075,208 | 259,548 |
| GPU | 1,385,137 | 581,957 |
| MEM | 400,897 | 241,748 |
| UX | 865,161 | 184,188 |
| TOTAL | 3,726,403 | 1,267,441 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +137%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +113%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
| Single-Core | 3,524 | 1,485 |
| Multi-Core | 10,887 | 5,119 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | November 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8850 | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4610 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm (N4P) |
| TDP | - | 8.5 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 840 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 1024 |
| Compute Performance | 3.68 TFLOPS | 2.0 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 67.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System |
| 4G | Yes | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G | Yes | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA |
| Download Speed | Up to 12.5 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi0-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |