1.85 million GPU points put the Adreno 850 ahead of Gen 5
A leaked AnTuTu run gives the Adreno 850 GPU 1,854,826 points, the number carrying a 4,835,412 total for Qualcomm’s SM8975 chip. That total sits only about 6% above Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 phones. The GPU does the heavy lifting, the CPU trails at 1,368,930, and AnTuTu could not find the run in its own database.
Key Takeaways
- The leaked run scores 4,835,412 points in AnTuTu.
- The Adreno 850 GPU carries the result at 1,854,826 points.
- A 6% gain over Gen 5 phones is a small step.
- AnTuTu could not find the run in its own database.
- SM8975 points to the Pro chip, SM8950 to the standard one.
What the leaked Adreno 850 AnTuTu run shows
A screenshot from tipster Digital Chat Station started this. It shows a phone running Qualcomm’s SM8975 chip and a total of 4,835,412 points in AnTuTu V11.1.4, as reported by Gizmochina . The chip belongs to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro.
The CPU scores 1,368,930 points. The GPU, named as the Adreno 850, scores 1,854,826, well over a third more.
Every figure below comes from a single leaked screenshot, so treat the whole table as unconfirmed.
| Part of the run (all leaked) | SM8975, Gen 6 Pro | Gen 5 flagship |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,835,412 | above 4,500,000 |
| CPU | 1,368,930 | not published |
| GPU (Adreno 850) | 1,854,826 | not published |
For a brand-new chip on a new process, that 6% gap is a small step forward.
Why a GPU-led total tells you little about a phone
AnTuTu is one big number built from unequal parts. Here the GPU subscore is the single largest piece, so a strong total can hide a modest CPU gain. A reader who sees only “4.8 million” misses that split entirely.
The parts that decide daily feel are the CPU and the memory. App launches, scrolling, browser work and switching between apps all lean on those. The graphics subscore barely touches them. So a GPU-heavy result tells you little about how quick the phone feels in your hand.
A 6% headline gain is also small enough to sit inside normal benchmark noise. AnTuTu reruns on a phone that is already warm, and scores drift from run to run. A single cold run can flatter a chip that would settle lower on the second try.
What a big GPU score does predict is sustained frame rates in demanding games, but only if the phone can shed the heat. The question to ask a review is a loop score after twenty minutes of play, not one fresh run. That figure tells you whether the Adreno 850 holds its pace. MediaTek’s rival hits the same wall. The Dimensity 9600 Pro runs two cores at 5.00GHz, yet both back off once the phone warms up.
Is the Adreno 850 result trustworthy?
Most coverage of this leak skipped the part that should give you pause. AnTuTu reportedly could not pull the run from its own backend, which leaves it unverified against the database that would confirm it.
AnTuTu itself reportedly noted that the result cannot currently be retrieved through its backend, raising questions about its authenticity.
Engineering samples make this worse. They often run outside the limits a shipping phone respects, so a retail unit can land lower than an early sample. Nobody has said whether the leaked device was a sample or a near-final phone.
The screenshot also carries no device name, no memory tier and no software build. All three move AnTuTu totals, and none of them are here. The fair label is plausible but unconfirmed.
Adreno 850 against the Adreno 845 in the standard Gen 6
The naming split is the part buyers will trip over in shops. Earlier leaks tie the SM8975 to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro. The standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is instead linked to a different chip, the SM8950.
That distinction changes which GPU you get. Separate reporting in Gizmochina’s Gen 6 versus Dimensity 9600 comparison gives the standard Gen 6 an Adreno 845 GPU with 12MB of dedicated graphics memory. So the 1,854,826-point score belongs to the Pro tier, and the phone most people buy may ship a different graphics chip.
Still, the two tiers share a lot in the leaks. Both use a 2+3+3 CPU layout with custom Oryon cores, LPDDR5X memory and UFS 5.0 storage. The gap is mainly in the GPU and the fine detail.
Qualcomm is expected to show both chips at its Snapdragon Summit, scheduled for 22 to 24 September 2026. Only then do the real numbers replace the leaked ones.
Which phones get the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro first
The Xiaomi 18 series is reported to introduce the chipset ahead of everyone else, including Honor. So the first retail AnTuTu runs may well come from a Xiaomi phone.
Honor is close behind. Its Magic 9 series debuts in China on 28 September 2026. The standard model reportedly sticks with last year’s Gen 5, while the Pro models step up to Gen 6.
Two more are tipped for the platform. The iQOO 16 and the OnePlus 16 are both expected in China in late September or early October 2026. That gives four launch candidates inside a few weeks.
When review units land, watch three things: the sustained AnTuTu score after throttling, the GPU subscore once the phone is warm, and whether the Adreno 850 shows up outside Pro models. Until then, a 6% benchmark gain is not a reason to skip a Gen 5 phone that is already discounted.