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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Qualcomm's 2026 mid-range chip, used in phones such as the REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G, HONOR X80 Pro Max and POCO X8 Power. Four Cortex-A78 cores at up to 2.6GHz and four Cortex-A55 cores on 4nm, with Release 17 5G at up to 2.8Gbps, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0. It supports FHD+ at 144Hz and 4K30 video, though its CPU cores are older than the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4's.
Pros
- Four Cortex-A78 cores at up to 2.6GHz on a 4nm process
- Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 with Channel Sounding
- Release 17 5G rated up to 2.8Gbps
- FHD+ display support up to 144Hz, 4K30 HDR video and up to 200MP photo capture
Cons
- Older Cortex-A78/A55 CPU cores than the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 uses
- Platform is limited to USB 2.0 and UFS 3.1 storage
- 5G is sub-6GHz only, with no mmWave support
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Process
- 4 nm
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.6 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Adreno 812
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4X/LPDDR5
Connectivity
- Modem
- Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System
- Max download
- 2.8 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
Media
- Max display
- FHD+ @ 144Hz
- Video capture
- 4K@30fps
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,097Top 47%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 3,344Top 42%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 1,241Bottom 33%
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
4 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 earns an Inno Score of 38.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Qualcomm's 2026 mid-range chip, used in phones such as the REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G, HONOR X80 Pro Max and POCO X8 Power. Four Cortex-A78 cores at up to 2.6GHz and four Cortex-A55 cores on 4nm, with Release 17 5G at up to 2.8Gbps, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0. It supports FHD+ at 144Hz and 4K30 video, though its CPU cores are older than the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4's.
Which devices use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5?
4 devices in our catalog use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5: Honor X80 Pro Max, HONOR X9e Pro, REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G, POCO X8 Power.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5?
Cores: 8 · Process: 4 nm · GPU: Adreno 812
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, Apple A13 Bionic — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
