We compared the Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The Snapdragon 8 Elite features an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 850 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 740 GPU. We compare both SoCs in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Elite
98
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
46
GPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
48
Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
99
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
46
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+124% better
2,839,439
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
| CPU | 600,617 | 259,548 |
| GPU | 1,200,212 | 581,957 |
| MEM | 637,845 | 241,748 |
| UX | 400,765 | 184,188 |
| TOTAL | 2,839,439 | 1,267,441 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+118% better
3,230
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+102% better
10,358
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
| Multi Core | 10,358 | 5,119 |
| Single Core | 3,230 | 1,485 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Snapdragon 8 Elite
- 124% higher AnTuTu score (2.83M vs 1.26M)
- 35% Faster CPU clock speed (4230 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- 61% faster single-core and 83% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- Newer ARMv9.2-A vs older ARMv9-A instruction set
- More advanced 3nm process vs 4nm
- First SoC to support Unreal Engine 5.3 Nanite and advanced ray tracing
- 26% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 67.2 GB/s)
- 68% more compute performance (3.37 vs 2.0 TFLOPS)
Specifications Comparison
Snapdragon 8 Elite
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | November 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 |
CPU
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex X3 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A715 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A710 3x 2 GHz – Cortex A510 |
| Frequency | 4320 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm (N4P) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| TDP | 8 Watts | 8.5 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 830 | Adreno 740 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 3.37 TFLOPS | 2.0 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes (Real-time with global illumination) | Yes |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL Version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4×16-bit channels | 4×16-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
| Max Camera Resolution | 320 MP | 200 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 3840×2160 |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 1080p @ 480FPS | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, aptX | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 5G | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System |
| 4G Support | LTE (FDD/TDD) | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi0-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |