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Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 With Oryon CPU, Faster NPU and APV Video

Early media benchmarks on Qualcomm reference hardware point to sizable gains as the first phones with the chip are slated to arrive in the coming days.

Snapdragon X2 Elite/Extreme
Internal view of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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Overview

  • Built on a 3nm process, the third‑generation Oryon CPU uses a 2+6 core design with two Prime cores up to 4.6GHz and six Performance cores up to 3.62GHz, alongside an Adreno GPU and X85 5G plus FastConnect 7900 for Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and UWB.
  • Qualcomm claims roughly 20% higher CPU performance and up to 35% better CPU efficiency versus last gen, with GPU gains of 23% performance at 20% lower power and overall lower power draw.
  • The Hexagon NPU is 37% faster and is positioned to enable on‑device, agentic AI that learns from context and offers proactive recommendations while keeping data on the device.
  • It is the first mobile platform to support the Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec for near‑lossless capture, paired with a Spectra AI ISP and ArcSoft’s Dragon Fusion computational video pipeline for more flexible pro‑grade workflows.
  • Reference‑device tests reported about 3,832 single‑core and 12,170 multi‑core in Geekbench 6 and over 4.0 million in AnTuTu, though results may differ on retail phones; OEMs including Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Honor, Sony, vivo and others plan launches in the coming days.