Snapdragon 8 Gen 5: Benchmarks and Specs

At the Snapdragon Summit 2025, Qualcomm launched its flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and also teased another premium chipset called the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (SM8845). Qualcomm said this new chip is coming later this year. It brings the same powerful Oryon v3 CPU cores, but runs at lower clock speeds. Interestingly, during the China launch stream, Qualcomm shared key details about the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset. So we have put together all the details about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and its expected benchmark scores.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Features Oryon v3 CPU

At Qualcomm's China launch event, the company revealed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 will feature 3rd-gen Oryon CPU cores, the ones available on the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. However, the peak frequency for two prime cores will be reduced to 3.8GHz (down from 4.6GHz), and six performance cores will have a peak frequency of 3.32GHz (down from 3.62GHz).

Apart from that, the processor is manufactured on TSMC's 3nm (N3P) process node, and packs the Adreno 835 GPU. Overall, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is expected to sit between the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and last year's Snapdragon 8 Elite.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 AnTuTu Score (Rumored)

Although no detailed AnTuTu results for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 have surfaced yet, reliable Chinese tipster DCS claims that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 can achieve up to 3.4 million points on the latest AnTuTu V11 benchmark. For comparison, last year's Snapdragon 8 Elite is reported to score 3.3 million points on the AnTuTu V11 benchmark. 

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Specs (Expected)

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is manufactured on TSMC's refined 3nm (N3P) process node, the same as the 8 Elite Gen 5. It also packs eight Oryon v3 CPU cores, but the maximum frequency is reduced to 3.8GHz. On the graphics front, you have the Adreno 835 GPU. It's reported that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is going to power smartphones like the Redmi K90, OnePlus Ace 6 in China, and OnePlus 15R in India.