Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy: Early CPU & GPU Benchmarks

Samsung has officially announced its latest flagship smartphones, and they are ready for global pre-order. During the Galaxy Unpacked event held yesterday, the company showcased the Galaxy S25 Edge. However, for now, only the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Plus, and Galaxy S25 Ultra (currently priced at $1,299.99 on Amazon) are available for pre-order.

Details on the Chipset

Although Samsung provided numerous details regarding its new flagship devices, there was limited information about the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset that powers all three models. The company chose to reveal the differences of the new ‘for Galaxy’ chipset, known as ‘SM8750-AC’, from the existing Snapdragon 8 Elite and its less powerful variant after the event.

Mishaal Rahman reports that Samsung states the SM8750-AC is ‘totally custom’, which sets it apart from previous ‘for Galaxy’ chipsets. It is said that this new chipset works more seamlessly with Samsung’s camera hardware, though the specifics of this integration remain unclear. Additionally, Samsung has mentioned that the SM8750-AC includes an overclocked Neural Processing Unit (NPU); however, neither Samsung nor Qualcomm has provided detailed information on this aspect.

Performance Benchmarks

On the other hand, the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy features Prime CPU cores that are 150 MHz faster than those found in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB variants. Qualcomm has also allowed the Adreno 830 GPU to operate at speeds up to 9% faster in the SM8750-AC compared to the SM8750-AB or SM8750-3-AB, due to a 100 MHz increase to 1,200 MHz.

Early benchmark results do not show significant evidence of this CPU overclock. In fact, only one benchmark managed to surpass the highest single-core score achieved with a standard Snapdragon 8 Elite by a mere 2%. Conversely, the 100 MHz clock boost to 1,200 MHz for the new Adreno 830 GPU has helped it to achieve a lead of over 6% in Geekbench 6.3 Vulkan tests. Samsung will start shipping Galaxy S25 pre-orders in early February, which is also when we anticipate independent reviews that may highlight any performance advantages to be published online.

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