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Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 With 3nm Oryon CPU and Pro-Grade APV Video

First phones are due within days as vendor benchmarks await independent testing.

Overview

  • Built on TSMC 3nm with a 2+6 Oryon layout up to 4.6GHz, Qualcomm claims roughly 20% higher CPU performance with 35% better CPU efficiency versus last generation.
  • The next‑gen Adreno GPU targets a 23% graphics uplift at 20% lower power, adds hardware‑accelerated Unreal Engine 5 features, and introduces Adreno High Performance Memory for reduced latency.
  • A faster Hexagon NPU is quoted at 37% higher performance to run larger models locally and enable agentic assistants that learn on device with data staying private.
  • It is the first mobile platform to support the Advanced Professional Video codec, paired with a 20‑bit Spectra ISP and ArcSoft’s Dragon Fusion computational video pipeline for creator workflows.
  • Major OEMs including Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, OPPO, Vivo, and realme have committed to the chip with launches expected in the coming days, while reference devices reported AnTuTu scores above 4 million.