The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite is official! It’s a feature-pack processor capable of multimodal generative AI, redefined AI photography, top-notch gaming, and studio-level audio.
Unlike its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite has custom Oryon cores for unbelievable speed and efficiency. Before its launch, the chipset was leaked with over 3 million AnTuTu points, crushing Apple’s A18 Pro and beating MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400 in one benchmarking tool.
With the new Oryon cores, the processor clocks at 4.32GHz and sports the following upgrades:
- 45% better CPU performance
- 44% better power efficiency
- 40% improved GPU performance
- 40% improved GPU power efficiency
- 27% overall SoC power savings
- 45% better NPU performance
- 45% better NPU performance per watt
The memory supported is LPDDR5x at 5.3GHz while UFS 4.0 for storage. It also supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 5, Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Max fingerprint sensor, and USB 3.1 Gen 2.
In terms of connectivity, the Snapdragon 8 Elite boasts the Snapdragon X80 5G modem with 10Gbps peak download speed and 3.5Gbps peak upload speed. Paired with Qualcomm FastConnect 7900, the chipset can peak at 5.8Gbps on Wi-Fi 7.
Expect flagship devices powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite to have unparalleled mobile photography potential, delivered by the image signal processor Qualcomm Spectra AI ISP:
| Bit depth | 18-bit |
| Triple camera | 48+48+48 MP |
| Single camera | 108MP or 320MP |
| Video recording | 8K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1080p at 480FPS |
| Supported features include | Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10, HDR10+, Google Ultra HDR, HDR Vivid |
The Snapdragon 8 Elite is expected to power multiple devices, including the Xiaomi 15 Series, Samsung Galaxy S25 Series, realme GT 7 Pro, and more.
