Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Unisoc Tiger T618
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (97/100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Unisoc Tiger T618 (24/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5:
- + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (97 vs 24)
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 18)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| DeviceBenchmark Score | 97.0 Excellent WINNER | 24.0 Poor |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 18.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | — |
| Stability | 67% | 98% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | No |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1112833 | 131035 |
| GPU | 1494722 | 30005 |
| Memory | 442350 | 66964 |
| Total score | 3950082 | 308208 |
| UX | 900177 | 80204 |
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.61 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Prime6x 3.63 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Performance | 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | — |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 12500 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Asset compression | 421.8 MB/sec | 74.1 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 40.7 images/sec | 3.19 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 1 Gpixels/sec | 0.09 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 24.9 images/sec | 1.03 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 308.4 Mpixels/sec | 43.8 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238 pages/sec | 40.5 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.72 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 330.6 images/sec | 24.7 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 286.6 Mpixels/sec | 50.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4390.2 FPS | 108.4 FPS |
| Photo processing | 98.7 images/sec | 12.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.1 Mpixels/sec | 2.17 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 79 tests | 2 tests |
| Stereo matching | 115.4 Gpixels/sec | 3.06 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX version | 12.1 | — |
| FLOPS | 3686.4 Gigaflops | 81.6 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | 850 MHz |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 512 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 48 |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2025 | August 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | SM8850-AC | — |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site | Unisoc Tiger T618 official site |
| Successor | — | -Unisoc Tiger T620 |
Memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | — |
| Max size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 2400 x 1080 |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- VP9 |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | 15949 | 6203 |
| Phones tested | 13 models | Less than 3 |
| Photo editing score | 40273 | 15223 |
| Video editing score | 8052 | 3913 |
| Web score | 16855 | 7085 |
| Writing score | 26073 | 9356 |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-08-19->2295031556Leon | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-21(Ilya) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-24(q_l8) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-24->Ang3L4D | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(Edwin3q) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(Hüseyn Alizade) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(erosado-pr) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(freqr) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2024-11-25(Stephano95) | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-02-13(Gemini.) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-02(ken) | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro Plus | 4716234 | — |
| 10.Honor Magic 8 | 4037547 | — |
| 2.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro | 4678468 | — |
| 3.Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra | 4602290 | — |
| 4.Vivo X300 Ultra | 4247433 | — |
| 5.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus | 4244509 | — |
| 6.Oppo Find X9 Ultra | 4231988 | — |
| 7.Honor Robot Phone | 4166339 | — |
| 8.Honor Magic V6 | 4166339 | — |
| 9.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro | 4117238 | — |
| Phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | AnTuTu v11 | — |
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