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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Qualcomm's most powerful 2026 flagship chip reaches 5GHz, pairing a 2nm Oryon CPU and matrix-core Adreno GPU with an X105 modem rated for 14.8Gbps and Wi-Fi 8 FastConnect 8800 connectivity.
Pros
- Prime cores reach a 5.0 GHz peak clock
- 2nm Oryon CPU and matrix-core Adreno GPU with real-time hardware ray tracing
- X105 5G modem reaches 14.8 Gbps peak download, with NR-NTN satellite support
- FastConnect 8800 4x4 Wi-Fi, rated over 10 Gbps peak
- 8K60 and 4K240 video capture, plus triple 64MP zero-shutter-lag cameras
Cons
- Announced without a published AI TOPS figure or GPU clock speed
- No independently verifiable Geekbench, AnTuTu, or 3DMark result is available yet — early pre-release single-core Geekbench sightings reportedly range from roughly 1,900 to over 4,200
- No AnTuTu or 3DMark result appears in AnTuTu's official ranking yet
Outstanding
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Process
- 2 nm
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
- Max clock
- 5 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno
AI
- NPU
- Hexagon NPU
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X/LPDDR6
Connectivity
- Modem
- Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF System
- Max download
- 14.8 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 8
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
Media
- Max display
- 8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@60fps
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 4,312Top 2%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 12,801Top 2%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 9,739Top 1%
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
4 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 earns an Inno Score of 96.4/100 (“Outstanding”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Qualcomm's most powerful 2026 flagship chip reaches 5GHz, pairing a 2nm Oryon CPU and matrix-core Adreno GPU with an X105 modem rated for 14.8Gbps and Wi-Fi 8 FastConnect 8800 connectivity.
Which devices use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6?
4 devices in our catalog use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6: HONOR Magic9 Pro Max, iQOO 16, Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, iQOO Pad Ultra.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6?
Cores: 8 · Process: 2 nm · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro, Apple A20 Pro, Xiaomi Xring O3 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
