Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

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Comparing the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 across specs like CPU, GPU, Memory, Camera, Display, Multimedia, Connectivity and benchmarks to help you choose the best chipset for your needs.

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Summary

Release Date

Sep, 2026
Sep, 2026

CPU

Octa core
(5.01 GHz, Dual Core + 4.03 GHz, Tri core + 3.74 GHz, Tri core)
Octa core
(5.01 GHz, Dual Core + 4.03 GHz, Tri core + 3.74 GHz, Tri core)

Process Node

2 nm
2 nm

GPU

Adreno 840
Adreno 850

Memory Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR6

AnTuTu Score

N/A
N/A

Geekbench Score

N/A
N/A

Phones Powered by These SoCs

General

SoC Brand

Qualcomm
Qualcomm

Title

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Model No

SM8950
SM8975

Manufacturing

TSMC
TSMC

CPU

Total Cores

Octa core
Octa core

CPU

Octa core (5.01 GHz, Dual Core, Oryon + 4.03 GHz, Tri core, Oryon + 3.74 GHz, Tri core)
Octa core (5.01 GHz, Dual Core, Oryon + 4.03 GHz, Tri core + 3.74 GHz, Tri core)

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Process Node

2 nm
2 nm

Instruction Set

ARMv9.4-A
ARMv9.4-A

L1 Cache

192 KB
192 KB

L2 Cache

16 MB
16 MB

L3 Cache

12 MB
N/A

GPU

GPU

Adreno 840
Adreno 850

GPU Clock speed

N/A
1.45 GHz

Pipelines

3
3

Shading Units

512
512

Total Shaders

1536
1536

FLOPS

4454.4 Gigaflops
4454.4 Gigaflops

Vulkan Version

1.4
1.4

OpenCL Version

3.0 FP
3.0 FP

OpenGL Version

ES 3.2
ES 3.2

DirectX Version

12.1
12.1

AI

NPU

Hexagon
Hexagon

Image Processing Engine

Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine
N/A

Memory

Memory Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR6

Memory Speed

5.3 GHz
5.3 GHz

Bus

4x24 Bit
4x24 Bit

Memory Max bandwidth

113.8 Gb/s
113.8 Gb/s

Memory Max size

24 GB
24 GB

Storage Type

UFS 5.0
UFS 5.0

Camera

Image Signal Processor (ISP) Name

Qualcomm Spectra
Qualcomm Spectra

ISP Bit Depth

20-bit
20-bit

Max Camera Sensor Supported

320 MP
320 MP

Max Video Capture Resolution

8K @ 60 FPS
8K @ 60 FPS

Slow Motion Video Capture

FHD @ 960 FPS
FHD @ 960 FPS

Video Capture Formats

Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG)
Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG)

Display

Max On-Device Display Resolution

3840x2540 @ 240 Hz
3840x2540

Max External Display Resolution

8K @ 30 Hz
8K @ 30 Hz

Max Refresh Rate

240 Hz
240 Hz

HDR Support

Yes
Yes

Color Depth

10 bit
10 bit

Multimedia

Video Playback Resolution

8K @ 30,60 FPS
8K @ 24,30,60 FPS

Video Codecs

H.264 (AVC), H.264, H.265 (HEVC), H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, APV
H.264 (AVC), H.264, H.265 (HEVC), H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, APV

Audio Codecs

AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Name

Qualcomm X105
Qualcomm X105

5G Support

Yes
Yes

Peak Download Speed

Up to 14800 Mbps
Up to 14800 Mbps

Peak Upload Speed

Up to 4200 Mbps
Up to 4200 Mbps

Wi-Fi Version

7
7

Wi-Fi Standard

a, ac, ax, b, be, g, n
a, ac, ax, b, be, g, n

Bluetooth Version

6.2
6.2

Navigation

BeiDou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, NavIC, QZSS
BeiDou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, NavIC, QZSS

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