Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4: Benchmarks and Specs

Qualcomm has added a new premium chipset in its portfolio called the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. While it doesn't outclass the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, it's pretty competitive and sits right below it. So to test how well the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 performs against the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, we have done a detailed benchmark comparison. On that note, let's check our findings.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4: Geekbench Score

The newly-launched Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 recently appeared on Geekbench, running on the upcoming OnePlus 15R. In the leaked Geekbench listing, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 achieved 2,921 in single-core and 9,753 in multi-core. On the other hand, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 scored 2,158 in single-core and 6,989 in multi-core.

Since the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 packs the same 3rd-gen Oryon CPU cores available on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, it does far better than the Kryo CPU packed inside the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. You get around 35% faster single-core performance and about 40% stronger multi-core performance with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4: AnTuTu Score

While the AnTuTu score of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is not out yet, DCS claims the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 may achieve around 3.4 million points on the latest AnTuTu V11 benchmark. In the same test, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 achieved about 2.4 million points. So if we go by rumored AnTuTu numbers, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 may post around 40% faster performance, which is quite huge. 

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4: Specs Comparison

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is manufactured on TSMC's latest 3nm (N3P) process node while the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is fabricated on TSMC's 4nm node. In addition, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 packs the latest 3rd-gen Oryon CPU cores with frequency going up to 3.8GHz. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 features older Kryo CPU and it can reach up to 3.2GHz only.

On the graphics side, you have the powerful Adreno 840 GPU on the SD 8 Gen 5 and the Adreno 825 GPU on the SD 8s Gen 4. In terms of cellular connectivity, you get a much better 5G modem with mmWave support on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 which the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 lacks.