Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Same 2nm Oryon CPU, with a bigger GPU and NPU and 8K60 video on the Extreme
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
2nm · Sep 2026
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
2nm · Sep 2026
VS
Benchmarks
AnTuTu v12
56,86,809
AnTuTu v12
No score yet
Geekbench 7 Single
3,636
Geekbench 7 Single
No score yet
Geekbench 7 Multi
12,349
Geekbench 7 Multi
No score yet
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
4,396
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
No score yet
Extreme figures are from Qualcomm reference devices at Snapdragon Summit. No scores have been published for the standard 8 Elite Gen 6. We will update the scores once we have them.
Specification
8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 68 Elite Gen 6Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6At A Glance
Vendor
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Announced
Sep 2026
Sep 2026
Process node
2nm
2nm
Part number
SM8975
SM8950
Qualcomm's Claimed Gains
CPU performance
+13%
vs 8 Elite Gen 5
+10%
vs 8 Elite Gen 5
CPU efficiency
+37%
+37%
GPU performance
+44%
+35%
GPU efficiency
+40%
+40%
NPU performance
+35%
+14%
AI per watt
+33%
+20%
CPU
Cores
Oryon
Custom-built
Oryon
Custom-built
Layout
2 prime + 6 performance
2 prime + 6 performance
Prime cores
Up to 5.0GHz
Reference device listed 5.11GHz
Up to 5.0GHz
Performance cores
Up to 4.0GHz
Up to 4.0GHz
Cache
16MB
Oryon Flex Cache
16MB
Oryon Flex Cache
Architecture
64-bit
64-bit
GPU and gaming
GPU
Adreno
With AI matrix cores
Adreno
With matrix cores
Neural graphics
Adreno Neural Fusion
New this generation
Not listed
GPU memory
18MB
12% more power savings
Adreno HPM
Size not stated
Ray tracing
Hardware
Lumen global illumination
Hardware
Lumen global illumination
Unreal Engine 5
Nanite, MegaLights
Nanite
Graphics APIs
Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL ES 3.2
OpenCL 3.0 FP
Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL ES 3.2
OpenCL 3.0 FP
AI and NPU
NPU
Hexagon
Reengineered
Hexagon
Reengineered
Configuration
12S + 8V + 1T + 1E
Scalar, vector, tensor, element
12S + 8V + 1T + 1E
Scalar, vector, tensor, element
Shared memory
50% larger
vs 8 Elite Gen 5
Not listed
Precision
INT2 to FP16
INT2, INT4, INT8, INT16, FP8, FP16
INT2 to FP16
INT2, INT4, INT8, INT16, FP8, FP16
Always-on
Sensing Hub
Dual micro NPUs
Sensing Hub
Dual micro NPUs
Memory and storage
Memory
LPDDR5X and LPDDR6
LPDDR5X and LPDDR6
Memory speed
5300MHz
5300MHz
Max RAM
24GB
24GB
Storage
UFS 5.0
UFS 5.0
Camera and ISP
ISP
Spectra
Triple 20-bit AI ISP
Spectra
Triple 20-bit AI ISP
Max photo
320MP
320MP
Triple camera
64MP each
Zero shutter lag
64MP each
Zero shutter lag
Single camera
108MP
Zero shutter lag
108MP
Zero shutter lag
Video capture
8K60
8K30
Slow motion
4K240
1080p960
4K120
1080p960
Pro video codec
APV
Advanced Professional Video
Not listed
Display and video
On-device display
4K+ 120Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
4K+ 120Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
External display
4K 120Hz
8K 30Hz
4K 120Hz
8K 30Hz
HDR
Dolby Vision, HDR10+
HDR Vivid
Dolby Vision, HDR10+
HDR Vivid
Video decode
H.266, H.265, AV1, VP9
H.265, AV1, VP9
Cellular
Modem
X105 5G
X105 5G
3GPP release
Release 19
Release 19
Peak download
14.8Gbps
14.8Gbps
Peak upload
4.2Gbps
4.2Gbps
mmWave
8 carriers
2x2 MIMO
8 carriers
2x2 MIMO
Sub-6GHz
4x6 MIMO
4x6 MIMO
Antennas
6Rx
6Rx
Satellite
NR-NTN and NB-NTN
NR-NTN and NB-NTN
SIM
Turbo DSDA
Turbo DSDA
Wi-Fi and connectivity
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 8
FastConnect 8800
Wi-Fi 8
FastConnect 8800
Wi-Fi peak
11.6Gbps
4x4 system
11.6Gbps
4x4 system
Bluetooth
6.0
LE Audio, HDT, Channel Sounding
6.0
LE Audio, HDT, Channel Sounding
UWB
Supported
FiRa, CCC, Aliro 1.0
Supported
FiRa, CCC, Aliro 1.0
Thread
1.4
1.4
Navigation
Triple-band GNSS
GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
Triple-band GNSS
GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
USB
USB 3.1 Gen 2
USB 3.1 Gen 2
Charging
Quick Charge 5
Quick Charge 5
Security
3D Sonic Max
SPU, TEE, hypervisor
3D Sonic Max
SPU, TEE, hypervisor
Audio
Audio platform
Snapdragon Sound
Snapdragon Sound
Wireless codecs
aptX Lossless
aptX Adaptive, XPAN
aptX Lossless
aptX Adaptive, XPAN
AI audio
AI Audio Separation
AI Voice Bubble
AI audio remix
AI Voice Bubble
Specifications from the manufacturers’ official spec sheets · Updated 2026-09-23