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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snpadragon 6 Gen 4

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, 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 6 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.

Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

  • 100% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
  • 407% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 735K)
  • More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
  • Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
  • Geekbench 6 shows 232% faster single-core and 262% faster multi-core performance
  • 3.3× higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
  • 8× higher compute performance (3.68 vs 0.458 TFLOPS)
  • 66% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Released 7 months later - (september 2025 vs February 2025)

Performance scores

Overall comparison of performance, power efficiency, and real-world usage.
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
43
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
38
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
63
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
48

AnTuTu 10

AnTuTu checks how well the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage perform under load.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +407%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
734,933
CPU 1,075,208 232,592
GPU 1,385,137 178,229
MEM 400,897 160,014
UX 865,161 164,098
TOTAL 3,726,403 734,933

Geekbench 6

Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.
Single-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +232%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1,062
Multi-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +262%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3,011
Single-Core 3,524 1,062
Multi-Core 10,887 3,011
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

General

SoC Name Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Launch Date september 2025 February 2025
Class Flagship Mid-range
Model Number SM8850 SM6650
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 2.3GHz - Cortex A720
3x 2.2GHz - Cortex A720
4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520
CPU Cores 8 8
Max Clock Speed 4610 MHz 2300 MHz
Architecture ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 Cache 12 MB -
L3 Cache 8 MB -
Process Node 3 nm 4 nm
TDP - 5 W

GPU

GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 810
GPU Architecture Adreno 800 Adreno
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 895 MHz
Neural Processing Unit Hexagon NPU Hexagon NPU
Shading Units 512 128
Compute Performance 3.68 TFLOPS 0.458 TFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes No
Max Refresh Rate 240 Hz 144Hz
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12

Memory & Storage

Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5 / LPDDR4X
Frequency Up to 5300 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16-bit channels 2x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth 84.8 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 16 GB
Storage Type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1

ISP & Multimedia

Max Camera 320 MP 200MP
Max Display Resolution 4K @ 60Hz 1080p+
Video Recording 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS 4K @ 30FPS HDR10
Video Playback 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS 4K @ 60FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X85 Snapdragon X62 5G
4G Yes LTE-A
5G Yes Sub-6GHz & mmWave
Download Speed Up to 12.5 Gbps 2.9 Gbps
Upload Speed Up to 3.7 Gbps 1.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth 6.0 5.4
Navigation NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo