The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is an 8-core flagship mobile processor announced in November 2025. It is manufactured using a 3nm process technology. The chipset includes 2 high-performance cores at 3.80 GHz and 6 performance cores at 3.32 GHz.
CPU Performance: 99 / 100
Gaming Performance: 97 / 100
Battery Efficiency: 93 / 100
Overall Score: 97 / 100
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 delivers flagship-level performance in 2026 with strong gaming and multi-core results. It sits slightly below the Elite variants but remains one of the fastest mobile processors available.
This chipset currently holds the #4 position in our Mobile CPU Ranking 2026.