Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Chipset Review — Specifications and Benchmarks

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is the sub-flagship processor sitting directly below the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in Qualcomm's hierarchy, delivering performance very close to the top tier at a lower cost.

CPU

The chip uses the same Oryon v3 architecture found in the Elite tier, but at lower clock speeds: two Oryon Prime cores at 3.8GHz and six Oryon Performance cores at 3.32GHz. It's manufactured on the same 3nm TSMC N3P process used in the flagship tier.

GPU

The chip uses the same Adreno 840 GPU found in the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, but at a lower clock speed and without the Adreno High Performance Memory (HPM) available on the top-tier variant, creating a noticeable gap in heavy gaming performance between the two chips despite sharing the same name.

Memory and Connectivity

The chip supports LPDDR5X memory up to 4800MHz, and fast UFS 4.1 storage.

Benchmark Results

Across various tests, the chip has scored between 2.9 and 3.1 million points on AnTuTu depending on the device, and between 2,800-2,960 single-core and 9,100-10,200 multi-core on Geekbench. These results put it roughly on par with last year's Snapdragon 8 Elite, though it remains below the current Elite Gen 5 tier.