The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 was officially launched early this morning, with Qualcomm claiming it to be the most powerful mobile phone ever. To see for themselves, Qualcomm gave the press access to a prototype device that they then tested in person. Below is a list of processor scores that have passed through the our lab, as well as some of the 8 Elite Gen 5 benchmarks we were able to run.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 – Qualcomm's prototype device
A19 Pro – Apple iPhone 17 Pro
Snapdragon 8 Elite ( 7 Cores) – Oppp Find N5
Snapdragon 8 Elite – Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy – Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Dimensity 9400 – Oppo Find X8 Pro
Apple A18 Pro – Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Tensor G5 – Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
AnTuTu 3D
Score Device
Qualcomm Prototype Device 4,320,055
Apple iPhone 17 Pro 2,634,345
Honor Magic V5 1,732,200
Oppo Find N5 2,157,718
Xiaomi 15 Ultra 2,341,598
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra 1,946,864
Oppo Find X8 Pro 2,629,017
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 1,720,751
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL 1,214,735
Geekbench 6
Single Core Multi Core Device
Qualcomm 3819 Prototype Device 12,302
Apple iPhone 17 Pro 3560 8835
Honor Magic V5 1286 4926
Oppo Find N5 2866 7987
Xiaomi 15 Ultra 2918 8917
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra 2957 9435
Oppo Find X8 Pro 2663 8959
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 3359 8129
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL 2303 6134
3DMark Wildlife Extreme
Score Device
Qualcomm 8151 Prototype Device
Apple iPhone 17 Pro 5873
Honor Magic V5 6025
Oppo Find N5 5507
Xiaomi 15 Ultra Not possible
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra 6135
Oppo Find X8 Pro 6251
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 4560
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL 3266
Conclusion
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is indeed the most powerful chip for smartphones so far based on the tests I conducted myself at the Snapdragon Summit. Not only is the GPU performance of the 8 Elite Gen 5 amazing, the CPU performance that has been dominated by Apple's A-series chips has also been surpassed by Qualcomm's latest chips.
It should be noted that the device used is a prototype and I can't wait to re-test on a commercial device in the near future. A few hours ago the Xiaomi 17 series was just launched in China with the 8 Elite Gen 5 with Realme also confirming its use on the GT 8 Pro. Just stay tuned because both will definitely enter the Malaysian market soon.