In data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/cpus/qualcomm-announces-snapdragon-x2-elite-extreme-cpus-and-its-as-powerful-as-you-think” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/cpus/qualcomm-announces-snapdragon-x2-elite-extreme-cpus-and-its-as-powerful-as-you-think”>introducing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, Qualcomm said it intended to make the “world’s fastest mobile system on chip.” Based on our look at some Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 benchmarks ahead of the chip’s announcement, it may not just be marketing hype.
I had a chance to benchmark the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 on a Qualcomm-supplied reference device during this week’s Snapdragon Summit, which I’m attending as a guest of the chip maker. And on most of the tests I ran, the Qualcomm-powered device…

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