Global Processors
Qualcomm
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
8 • 8 • 4.6 GHz • BGA (SoC)
8Core
8Thread
4.6 GHzBoost
BGA (SoC)Socket
8 • 8 • 4.6 GHz • BGA (SoC)
A summary of Qualcomm's official product description.
Announced at Snapdragon Summit in September 2025, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 pairs 2 prime Oryon V3 cores at 4.6 GHz with 6 performance cores at 3.62 GHz, alongside the Adreno 840 GPU, on TSMC's 3nm N3P process.
Manufacturer's official core and architecture information.
8-core — Total Cores · 8 Thread — Concurrent Threads · 2 Performance — High-performance core · 6 Efficiency — Low-power core · Oryon V3 — Core architecture
Manufacturer's official frequency values.
4.6 GHz — Maximum boost frequency · 3.62 GHz — Efficiency core frequency
Official power values that determine cooling needs.
Device dependent — Cooling solution
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Qualcomm is headquartered in the US and designs the chip there; the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is fabricated on TSMC's N3P process at its plants in Taiwan.
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