It’s finally official. After months of teasers and leaks, Qualcomm today confirms when it will unveil the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset.
In a Weibo post, the company announced that the new chip will be revealed in China on November 26. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is expected to slot just below the top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in Qualcomm’s lineup, offering a high-end option without quite reaching flagship levels.
At its September event, Qualcomm confirmed that the 8 Gen 5 is built on a 3nm process and features its custom Oryon CPU cores. The prime core clocks in at 3.8GHz, while the performance cores hit 3.32GHz.
Previous leaks have also shed light on the GPU. The 8 Gen 5 will use the Adreno 840, which is based on the same IP as the Elite’s GPU but with slightly lower performance, running at 1.2GHz.
In the benchmarks, the chip reportedly scores over 3.3 million points on AnTuTu, around 3,000 single-core and 10,000 multi-core on Geekbench 6. It can also score around 100 frames per second on the Aztec 1440p benchmark.
All in all, the 8 Gen 5 will have CPU performance on par with the last-gen Snapdragon 8 Elite. The GPU performance is marginally lower, though you can still expect a flagship experience.
Phones coming with Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
The first phone to feature the new chip will be the OnePlus Ace 6T, launching this November. Shortly after, Vivo confirmed that the Vivo S50 Pro Mini will also use the 8 Gen 5 when it arrives in December.
Last but not least, Honor is also expected to launch the GT 2 smartphone with 8 Gen 5. The device is likely to launch in December or January.
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