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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Qualcomm's 2nm flagship mobile platform pairs two 5.0 GHz Oryon Prime cores with six 4.0 GHz Performance cores, a new Adreno GPU, and a reengineered Hexagon NPU. It sits just below the Elite Extreme Gen 6 and adds an X105 modem with 14.8 Gbps downlink plus Wi-Fi 8 and Bluetooth 6.0.
Pros
- 2nm Oryon CPU reaches 5.0 GHz on its Prime cores, Qualcomm's highest mobile CPU clock to date
- 37% better CPU power efficiency and 35% higher GPU performance versus the 8 Elite Gen 5
- Integrated Qualcomm X105 5G modem peaks at 14.8 Gbps downlink with satellite messaging support
- FastConnect 8800 adds Wi-Fi 8 and Bluetooth 6.0 connectivity
- Reengineered Hexagon NPU improves AI performance-per-watt by 20% over Gen 5
Cons
- Sits below the Elite Extreme Gen 6, which adds a dedicated 18MB Adreno high-performance memory cache and bigger generational GPU/NPU gains; both chips share the same LPDDR5x/6 memory support
- 8K video capture tops out at 30fps versus the Extreme variant's 60fps
- Graphics trail the Extreme variant: the Xiaomi 18 Pro's median 3DMark Wild Life Extreme result in UL's database is 7133, against 7509 for the Extreme-powered Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Awaiting benchmarks
No Inno Score yet: CPU still needs a published benchmark result.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Process
- 2 nm
- Architecture
- 64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
- Max clock
- 5 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Adreno GPU
AI
- NPU
- Hexagon NPU
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300
Connectivity
- Modem
- Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF
- Max download
- 14.8 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 8
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
Media
- Max display
- 4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu (typical)
- 3,818,907
- AnTuTu 12
- 4,004,168Top 4%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 7,133Top 3%
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 good in 2026?
We haven't scored the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 yet: there are no published CPU benchmark results for it in our database, and we don't score chips on their spec sheet alone. Qualcomm's 2nm flagship mobile platform pairs two 5.0 GHz Oryon Prime cores with six 4.0 GHz Performance cores, a new Adreno GPU, and a reengineered Hexagon NPU. It sits just below the Elite Extreme Gen 6 and adds an X105 modem with 14.8 Gbps downlink plus Wi-Fi 8 and Bluetooth 6.0.
What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 AnTuTu score?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 scores 3,818,907 points in AnTuTu.
Which devices use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6?
One device in our catalog uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6: Xiaomi 18 Pro.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6?
Cores: 8 · Process: 2 nm · AnTuTu: 3,818,907 · GPU: Adreno GPU
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, Huawei Kirin T93C, MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
