Qualcomm only just kicked off its new naming strategy with the Snapdragon 8 Elite late last year, but it won't be sticking with that name for long. Instead of a straightforward follow-up like the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, a recent report suggests the next flagship chip will be called the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

Now, a new leak from tipster Digital Chat Station has revealed more details about the chipset. According to the leak, the chip will feature two prime cores clocked at 4.61GHz, alongside six performance cores running at 3.63GHz. On the graphics side, it will pack an Adreno 840 GPU running at 1.2GHz.

This much had already been rumored, including through the chip's Geekbench run. But the new detail is that Samsung is preparing a higher-binned 4.74GHz version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for its upcoming flagships, the Galaxy S26s.

The first wave of phones to use this chip is expected from Xiaomi, Honor, iQOO, OnePlus, and Realme, all of which will initially run at the native 4.61GHz frequency. These brands are expected to adopt the faster variant of the chip later next year.

Moreover, the tipster claims the silicon scores over 4 million points on the AnTuTu benchmark. The scores are likely from AnTuTu v11, as the Dimensity 9500 also posts similar results on the same version.

Qualcomm is set to launch the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 during the Snapdragon Summit starting on September 23. MediaTek will unveil its alternative just a day earlier, on September 22.

In other news, Apple is launching the iPhone 17 series on September 9, where it will also debut the new A19 Pro chip. These are just a few of the major launches coming in September -- it's going to be a packed month.