Qualcomm presents the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Extreme variant reaching 5 GHz for the first time

Model

SM8975

SM8950

Manufacturing process

2nm node

CPU

Qualcomm Oryon (64-bit)
2 Prime cores up to 5.0 GHz
6 Performance cores up to 4.0 GHz
16 MB Flex Cache

GPU (Visual Subsystem)

Qualcomm Adreno with matrix cores
New Adreno Neural Fusion
Optimized memory architecture (Tile Memory Heap UE5)
Ray Tracing with Lumen, MegaLights and Nanite
Hardware decoder H.266H.265, VP9 and AV1

Qualcomm Adreno with matrix cores
Ray Tracing with Lumen and Nanite
H.265, VP9 and AV1 hardware decoder

NPU and AI

Qualcomm Hexagon NPU
Configuration: 12 scalar + 8 vector + 1 tensor + 1 element
Element Accelerator, Hexagon Direct Link, Micro Tile Inferencing
Support: INT2, INT4, INT8, INT16, FP8, FP16
Qualcomm Sensing Hub with Dual Micro NPU and Always-Sensing ISP

RAM memory

LP-DDR5x/6 up to 5300 MHz (up to 24 GB)

Storage

UFS 5.0

Camera (ISP)

Qualcomm Spectra Triple 20-bit AI-ISP
Capture photo up to 320 MP (108 MP single, 64 MP triple with ZSL)
Photo format: 10-bit HEIF (HEIC) and APV video capture
Video recording: 8K@60FPS
Slow motion: 4K @ 240FPS1080p @ 960 FPS
AI video processing (16 bits/px, 4K60 segmentation, 4K60 ultra-low light)

Qualcomm Spectra Triple 20-bit AI-ISP
Capture photo up to 320 MP (108 MP single, 64 MP triple with ZSL)
Photo format: 10-bit HEIF (HEIC)
Video recording: 8K@30FPS
Slow motion: 4K @ 120 FPS1080p @ 960 FPS
AI video processing (16 bits/px, 4K60 segmentation, 4K60 ultra-low light)

Screen

On device: 4K+ @ 120 Hz / QHD+ @ 240 Hz
External: Up to 4K @ 120 Hz / 8K @ 30 Hz
HDR10, HDR10+, HDR vivid, Dolby Vision HDR

5G modem

Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF (5G Advanced, mmWave, sub-6)
Download: up to 14.8 Gbps / Upload: up to 4.2 Gbps
6xAC (500 MHz), 4×6 sub-6 GHz MIMO, 2×2 mmWave MIMO
Multi-SIM Turbo DSDA, NB-NTN, NR-NTN

Wireless connectivity

FastConnect 8800 (up to 11.6 Gbps)
Wi-Fi 7/802.11bn/be/ax/ac/a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 6.0, LE Audio, HDT
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and Thread 1.4

Audio

Snapdragon Sound with aptX Adaptive and Lossless
Qualcomm XPAN, Aqstic codec, Aqstic smart amplifier (-108 dB THD+N)
Spatial Audio Renderer with head tracking

Location

Triple frequency GNSS (L1/L2C/L5) + L6 in modem
GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
AI-based GNSS Gen 3, Sensor-Assisted Positioning 6.0

Security

Trust Management Engine, TEE, Type-1 Hypervisor, SPU, WES
3D Sonic / 3D Sonic Max sensor, support C2PA

Charging and Connection

Quick Charge 5
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C