RedMagic 11 Pro Tops Early Benchmarks with Snapdragon 8 Elite

Key Takeaways

1. Nubia has launched the RedMagic Astra globally and announced the RedMagic 10S Pro featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.
2. The first smartphone with the RedMagic 11 branding, identified as ‘Nubia NX809J’, has appeared on Geekbench, indicating a new generation model.
3. The model number NX809J is consistent with Nubia’s naming convention for RedMagic devices, suggesting it follows the RedMagic 10 Pro.
4. The rumored Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chipset shows notable performance improvements, with a 7% increase in single-core and 16% in multi-core performance for the RedMagic 11 Pro.
5. Caution is advised when interpreting benchmark results, as they may not fully represent the device’s overall performance.

Hardly any time has gone by since the leaker Digital Chat Station shared insights about Nubia’s upcoming RedMagic release. To give some background, the company has just launched the RedMagic Astra globally and announced the RedMagic 10S Pro in spring, which features the same Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset found in other top devices like the Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 13 (current price $849 on Amazon).

New Benchmark Findings

Now it appears that Nubia’s first smartphone with the RedMagic 11 branding has appeared on the well-known benchmarking site Geekbench. The screenshot below shows that Geekbench only refers to the device by its model name ‘Nubia NX809J’. However, this model number is in line with other RedMagic devices.

For instance, Nubia links the RedMagic 10 Pro with the model number ‘Nubia NX789J’. Thus, it can be assumed that NX809J is a next-generation model of some sort. Additionally, the Qualcomm chipset mentioned aligns with rumors about the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. The listing also suggests that Nubia intends to release what is likely the RedMagic 11 Pro, featuring 16 GB of RAM.

Caution on Conclusions

One should be careful not to jump to conclusions based on a single benchmark result. That said, the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 outperforms the average of Snapdragon 8 Elite devices we have evaluated, even at this early point. Specifically, the RedMagic 11 Pro shows a 7% improvement in single-core performance and a 16% increase in multi-core performance, utilizing its 6 Performance and 2 Prime cores.

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