We benchmark the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 inside the Realme GT 8 Pro

The first phones with the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 have already been announced, but they are not available just yet. That said, we have a prototype device on hand that we can use for the first round of benchmarks. We can’t show it to you yet, but here’s a sneak peek at the Realme GT 8 Pro prototype:

Let’s get a closer look at the chip first. The 8-core CPU features third-generation Oryon cores – two big ones and six medium. The big cores can reach new heights in terms of smartphone clock speed, going up to 4.61GHz. Overall, the CPU is expected to deliver a 20% performance…