Another leak confirms the Snapdragon 8s Elite won't have Oryon cores
Last time we learned some details about the unreleased Snapdragon 8s Elite was back in January, when the chip was spotted powering an iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro phone. Another industry leakster has chimed in, confirming and expanding on the previously known info.
Snapdragon 8s Elite :
— Debayan Roy (Gadgetsdata) (@Gadgetsdata) March 22, 2025
CPU : 4nm
• 1× 3.21GHz Cortex X4 Core
• 3× 3.01GHz Cortex A720 cores
• 2× 2.80GHz & 2× 2.02GHz Cortex A520 cores
No Oryon core for SD 8s Elite !
ANTUTU Score : ~ 2 Million ð¥
GPU : Adreno 825
You might be disappointed if you were hoping that the Snapdragon 8s Elite would be more like the premium Snapdragon 8 Elite. It is shaping up to be closer to the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 than anything.
| Snapdragon | 8s Gen 3 | 8s Elite | 8 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Node | 4nm | 4nm | 3nm |
| CPU, prime | 1x Cortex-X4 @ 3.0GHz | 1x Cortex-X4 @ 3.21GHz | 2x Oryon @ 4.32GHz |
| CPU, medium | 4x Cortex-A720 @ 2.8GHz | 3x Cortex-A720 @ 3.01GHz 2x Cortex-A720 @ 2.80GHz | 6x Oryon @ 3.53GHz |
| CPU, small | 3x Cortex-A520 @ 2.0GHz | 2x Cortex-A520 @ 2.02GHz | - |
| GPU | Adreno 735 | Adreno 825 | Adreno 830 |
As per the info, the Snapdragon 8s Elite will be made using a 4nm manufacturing process. It will have one Cortex-X4 prime core, clocked at up to 3.21 GHz; three Cortex-A720 cores, working at up to 3.01 GHz and another two working at up to 2.8 GHz; and finally, two more Cortex-A520 ones, boosting to up to 2.02 GHz. The onboard GPU will be an Adreno 825. The source also says that we can expect an AnTuTu score of around two million points.
