Galaxy S27 Ultra’s Snapdragon Extreme chip could be a performance powerhouse

A fresh leak has revealed the alleged specifications of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, and the numbers suggest that Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra flagship could have serious performance headroom.

Earlier leaks have suggested that the Ultra and potentially the Galaxy S27 Pro could use Qualcomm’s Extreme chip, while other models may receive the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 or Exynos 2700, depending on the market.

Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 is a performance powerhouse

According to Weibo leaker DCS, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, carrying the SM8975 model number, could use TSMC’s N2P process.

The chip is said to feature a new 2+3+3 Oryon CPU arrangement, with two prime cores reaching 5.01GHz. The remaining three-core clusters are reportedly clocked at 4.03GHz and 3.74GHz, respectively.

If these figures make it into the final silicon, Qualcomm would be pushing smartphone CPU frequencies into territory rarely seen on mass-market mobile chips.

The processor is also expected to feature Qualcomm’s Adreno 850 GPU, which could bring a significant boost to gaming and graphics-intensive workloads.

A separate benchmark leak has already surfaced for the SM8975, although the early numbers reportedly do not fully reflect the chip’s potential, possibly because of power limitations during testing.

That said, a 2nm-class process, 5GHz-plus CPU cores and a new-generation Adreno GPU make the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 an intriguing candidate for Samsung’s next performance-focused flagship.

Two Snapdragon chips are officially coming

Qualcomm has already teased two new Snapdragon 8 Elite processors for its upcoming Snapdragon Summit, scheduled for September 22-24.

The US chip designer has highlighted improvements to graphics, connectivity and camera capabilities, but has not yet revealed the processors’ specifications.