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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Qualcomm's third-gen Oryon CPU hits 4.6 GHz and leads our AnTuTu 11 table at about 3.6 million, while Adreno 840 takes the mobile GPU crown. This is the Android performance benchmark for 2026 flagships.
Pros
- Fastest Android CPU with roughly 20% multi-core gain over 8 Elite
- Adreno 840 leads mobile GPU benchmarks
- Integrated X85 modem with 12.5 Gbps peak downlink
- Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 platform
- Strong efficiency on TSMC N3P
Cons
- High peak power draw in burst workloads
- Premium licensing cost pushes flagship prices up
- Benchmark-topping clocks throttle in slim phones
Excellent
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 3 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 10 W
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 2x4.6 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon Performance
- Max clock
- 4.6 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Adreno 840
- GPU clock
- 1,200 MHz
AI
- NPU
- Hexagon NPU
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X-10667
- Max bandwidth
- 85.3 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X85 5G
- Max download
- 12.5 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
Media
- Max display
- 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 11
- 3,646,161Top 3%
- AnTuTu 11 (CPU)
- 1,084,061Top 3%
- AnTuTu 11 (GPU)
- 1,342,827Top 3%
- AnTuTu 11 (Memory)
- 425,901Top 3%
- AnTuTu 11 (UX)
- 793,372Top 3%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,850Top 3%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 11,900Top 3%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 7,700Top 5%
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 earns an Inno Score of 83.3/100 (“Excellent”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Qualcomm's third-gen Oryon CPU hits 4.6 GHz and leads our AnTuTu 11 table at about 3.6 million, while Adreno 840 takes the mobile GPU crown. This is the Android performance benchmark for 2026 flagships.
What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 AnTuTu score?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 scores 3,646,161 points in AnTuTu 11 (CPU 1,084,061, GPU 1,342,827, Memory 425,901, UX 793,372). That puts it in the top 3% of the 36 AnTuTu 11 results in this category in our database. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 3,850 single-core and 11,900 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5?
Cores: 8 · Process: 3 nm · AnTuTu: 3,646,161 · GPU: Adreno 840
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 9500, Samsung Exynos 2600, Apple A20 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
