Ahead of the Snapdragon Summit 2025 event on September 23, Qualcomm has confirmed that its next-generation flagship chip will be called the 'Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5'. It will be the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite which was launched in 2024. Earlier, we were calling it the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, but now the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is official. With that, let's take a look at the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5's benchmark performance on Geekbench and AnTuTu.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Geekbench Score (Leaked)
Geekbench 6 CPU | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (Leaked) |
Single-core | 3,393 |
Multi-core | 11,515 |
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (a slightly overclocked version) running on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge recently appeared on Geekbench. In the leaked Geekbench listing, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 achieved 3,393 in single-core and 11,515 in multi-core.
The listing further revealed that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is running two Oryon prime cores at 4.74GHz and six Oryon performance cores at 3.63GHz. It's expected that the standard version of 8 Elite Gen 5 may have a maximum frequency of 4.61GHz for the two prime cores, slightly lower than the Galaxy version.
Nevertheless, the current leaked scores suggest that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 may post around 12% faster single-core performance, and around 24% faster multi-core performance, compared to last year's Snapdragon 8 Elite. It appears the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 may not outperform the latest Apple A19 Pro in single-core tasks, but can outclass in multi-core workloads, thanks to its 8-core CPU setup.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 AnTuTu Score (Leaked)
Earlier, rumors suggested that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 may achieve a whopping 3.8 million points on the AnTuTu benchmark. Now, according to a recent Weibo post by DCS, it appears the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 may achieve record-breaking AnTuTu scores, somewhere between 4.2 to 4.4 million points.
The upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 9500 is also reported to cross the 4-million mark on the AnTuTu benchmark. Do note that both these rumored scores are from the latest AnTuTu v11 benchmark. The last year's Snapdragon 8 Elite scored 2.7 million points on the older AnTuTu v10 benchmark.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Specs (Expected)
Talking about the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 specifications, it's likely fabricated on TSMC's improved 3nm (N3P) process node and features eight Oryon CPU cores, just like earlier processors. There will be 2x prime Oryon cores and 6x performance Oryon cores. On the GPU side, it may feature the powerful Adreno 840 GPU, coupled with LPDDR5X or LPDDR6 memory.
Specs | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (Expected) |
Process Node | TSMC's 3nm (N3P) |
CPU | 8-core 3rd-gen Oryon CPU |
CPU Cores | 2x 3rd-gen Oryon (4.61GHz), 6x 3rd-gen Oryon (3.63GHz) |
GPU | Adreno 840 GPU |
NPU | New Hexagon NPU, Up to 100 TOPS |
Memory | LPDDR5X or LPDDR6 memory |
All that said, let's wait till September 23, 2025 to find out more about the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This year, Qualcomm is looking to deliver powerful CPU performance with its 3rd-gen Oryon CPU cores. I am much more interested in power consumption and how efficient the processor is against Apple's and MediaTek's flagship processors.
