Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (97/100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (77/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5:
- + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (97 vs 77)
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 77)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| DeviceBenchmark Score | 97.0 Excellent WINNER | 77.0 Good |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 77.0 Good |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Stability | 67% | 79% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1112833 | 700525 |
| GPU | 1494722 | 805478 |
| Memory | 442350 | 296043 |
| Total score | 3950082 | 2345563 |
| UX | 900177 | 543517 |
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.61 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Prime6x 3.63 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Performance | 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X43x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A7202x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A7202x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A520 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 8 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Download speed | Up to 12500 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Snapdragon X75 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 421.8 MB/sec | 256.8 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 40.7 images/sec | 24 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 1 Gpixels/sec | 0.61 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 24.9 images/sec | 13.2 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 0.18 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.98 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 308.4 Mpixels/sec | 208.6 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238 pages/sec | 190.9 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.72 Gpixels/sec | 0.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 330.6 images/sec | 168.6 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 286.6 Mpixels/sec | 209.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4390.2 FPS | 3083.6 FPS |
| Photo processing | 98.7 images/sec | 63.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.1 Mpixels/sec | 7.27 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 79 tests | 139 tests |
| Stereo matching | 115.4 Gpixels/sec | 43.4 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| FLOPS | 3686.4 Gigaflops | 2774 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | 3 | 6 |
| Shading units | 512 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2025 | October 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8850-AC | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site |
| Successor | — | -Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
Memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 200MP |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9 |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | 15949 | 14260 |
| Phones tested | 13 models | 41 models |
| Photo editing score | 40273 | 31248 |
| Video editing score | 8052 | 7905 |
| Web score | 16855 | 16536 |
| Writing score | 26073 | 19168 |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-08-19->2295031556Leon | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-21(Ilya) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-24(q_l8) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-24->Ang3L4D | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(Edwin3q) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(Hüseyn Alizade) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(erosado-pr) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(freqr) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-19(PolNik) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-19(mitchi) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-21(Nipple Power) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-21(Yanu Ptr) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-22(Thiện Black) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-23(Gadji Tæmæv) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-23(ThienBlack) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-24(AnONe) | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro Plus | 4716234 | — |
| 10.Honor Magic 8 | 4037547 | — |
| 2.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro | 4678468 | — |
| 3.Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra | 4602290 | — |
| 4.Vivo X300 Ultra | 4247433 | — |
| 5.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus | 4244509 | — |
| 6.Oppo Find X9 Ultra | 4231988 | — |
| 7.Honor Robot Phone | 4166339 | — |
| 8.Honor Magic V6 | 4166339 | — |
| 9.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro | 4117238 | — |
| Phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | AnTuTu v11 | — |
| 1.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus | — | 2647478 |
| 10.Vivo iQOO 12 Pro | — | 2433337 |
| 2.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro | — | 2554897 |
| 3.ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra | — | 2527231 |
| 4.Honor 300 Pro | — | 2508188 |
| 5.Asus ROG Phone 9 FE | — | 2486941 |
| 6.Xiaomi Redmi K70 Pro | — | 2486114 |
| 7.Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro | — | 2464181 |
| 8.Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 | — | 2456969 |
| 9.Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra | — | 2444132 |
| Phones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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