Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 830 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 825 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is better than Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- 35% Faster CPU clock speed (4320 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- 35% higher AnTuTu score (2.84M vs 2.11M)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 49% faster single-core and 42% faster multi-core performance
- 43% higher compute performance (3.37 vs 2.35 TFLOPS)
- 10% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 4800 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
93
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite +35%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
2,839,439
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
| CPU | 600,617 | 481,122 |
| GPU | 1,200,212 | 896,723 |
| MEM | 637,845 | 390,012 |
| UX | 400,765 | 341,272 |
| TOTAL | 2,839,439 | 2,109,129 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +49%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3,210
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +42%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9,958
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
| Single-Core | 3,210 | 2,160 |
| Multi-Core | 9,958 | 6,989 |
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | April 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | SM8735 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2× 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6× 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4320 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8 W | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 830 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1150 |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 3.37 TFLOPS | 2.35 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
8K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 AV1 |
H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LDAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV aptX |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz | WQHD+ @ 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 5G | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | Bluetooth 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS |