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Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 With 3nm Oryon CPU, Faster NPU and APV Video

Early tests on Qualcomm’s reference device show big synthetic gains.

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

  • Built on 3nm, the 2+6 Oryon CPU tops out at 4.6GHz/3.62GHz with Qualcomm claiming 20% higher CPU performance and 35% better CPU efficiency, alongside a 23% faster Adreno GPU and a 37% faster Hexagon NPU versus last generation.
  • The platform emphasizes on‑device, privacy‑centric agentic AI via an upgraded NPU and Sensing Hub designed to power proactive, context‑aware features.
  • It is the first mobile platform to support the Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec and adds the Dragon Fusion computational video pipeline plus pro‑level audio capture features like wind‑noise rejection and audio zoom.
  • Media running Qualcomm’s reference device reported very high early benchmarks, including Geekbench multi‑core scores around 12,000 and AnTuTu results above 4 million, with wider real‑world validation still pending.
  • Connectivity includes the X85 5G Modem‑RF and FastConnect 7900 for Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and UWB, and Qualcomm says phones from Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Honor, vivo, Sony and others will begin launching in the coming days.