Snapdragon 6 Gen 5: Benchmarks and Specs

Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 at its Snapdragon for India event in May 2026. The company positioned it as the new mainstream chipset for mid-range phones. Qualcomm claims faster GPU performance and quicker app launches with Wi-Fi 7 support, which is a first for the 6-series. So to test the claims, we have benchmarked the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 on Geekbench, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Speedometer and more. Now, let's see how it stacks up.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 AnTuTu Score

In our testing, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 scored 1,010,104 points on the AnTuTu V11 benchmark. It's perhaps the first Snapdragon 6-series chipset to breach the 1-million mark. For comparison, its predecessor scored 894,500 points in our Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 benchmarks, which means the new chip is around 13% faster overall.

That said, the GPU is doing the heavy lifting here and its CPU score is a bit lower than the last-gen chipset. Apart from that, the Honor X80 Pro Max heated up by only 3 degrees and consumed just 2% battery during the AnTuTu run, which points to excellent thermal behaviour.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 Geekbench Score

Next, in the Geekbench 6 CPU test, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 scored 1,083 points in single-core and 3,287 points in multi-core. The improvement comes largely from the new 4+4 core layout, where all four Cortex-A78 performance cores are clocked at 2.61GHz. And four Cortex-A55 cores are clocked at 2.02GHz.

In case you are wondering, yes, Qualcomm has moved back to older ARMv8 cores from the ARMv9-based Cortex-A720 and Cortex-A520 cores found on the last-gen Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. Qualcomm is basically compensating with higher clock speeds on the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5.

That is why the single-core score is closer to the Dimensity 7400's 1,092 points, a chip that uses the same Cortex-A78 cores, as you can see in our Dimensity 7400 benchmarks.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 CPU Throttling Test

In the 15-minute CPU Throttling Test, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 throttled to 92% of its maximum performance. The chip peaked at 294,349 GIPS and averaged 284,929 GIPS. It held the CPU performance close to 100% for the first ten minutes which is fantastic. It looks like sustained CPU performance has clearly improved with this generation.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 3DMark Score

Now, coming to the demanding 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress Test, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 achieved a best loop score of 1,214 and a lowest loop score of 1,210 across 20 loops. That is a remarkable stability of 99.7%, meaning the Adreno GPU delivers the same performance across long sessions.

And in the extensive Steel Nomad Light test, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 scored 433 points with an average frame rate of 3.21 FPS. This benchmark is built for flagship-class GPUs, so a low score here is expected from a mid-range chipset.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 Speedometer 3.1 Score

Finally, in the Speedometer 3.1 benchmark which evaluates web responsiveness in the browser, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 scored 9.66 points on Chrome. It even edges past the Dimensity 7400's 9.28 points. In effect, you can expect snappy page loads, smooth scrolling and responsive web apps on phones powered by this chipset.

Benchmark Gallery

Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 Specs

Verdict

In my assessment, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 is an upgrade in terms of graphics performance. The 32% GPU jump in AnTuTu and the 25% gain in 3DMark are quite significant. On top of that, great stability across the CPU and GPU make it one of the most dependable mid-range chips for sustained performance.

That said, the CPU performance is underwhelming. Qualcomm has quietly replaced the 6 Gen 4's ARMv9 cores for older Cortex-A78 and Cortex-A55 cores at higher clocks. We have seen this cost-cutting exercise before in the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 benchmarks, which used the same ageing cores.

All in all, you should pick a Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 phone if you want stable gaming performance in the mid-range segment and Wi-Fi 7 support. And if raw CPU performance matters more to you, you should look for phones with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset.