Xiaomi 15 series ace gaming tests ahead of launch

We’re mere days away from the introduction of the Xiaomi 15 series which will be the first phones to launch with the brand-new Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. If you were wondering how the new chip performs on the gaming front, Digital Chat Station shared some early stress tests showcasing the might of the upcoming Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro.

Xiaomi 15 ran Genshin Impact at maximum settings with an average of 59.9 FPS. Impressively, the chip’s power consumption topped out at just over 4W, and it reached a maximum temperature of just 39°C. We can see the Snapdragon 8 Elite stacked up nicely with the Dimensity 9400 with matching average FPS while drawing less power.

The latest Qualcomm chip does, however, consume significantly more power than the outgoing Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 throughout the tests.

The tests also included runs of Honor of Kings, which topped at an average of 119.8 FPS while drawing 3.65W of power and a max temperature of 37.9°C. The third test included a round of Honkai: Star Rail, which clocked an average of 59.8 FPS and 4.53W power draw.

Xiaomi 15 also ran the 3D Mark Steel Nomad GPU test and managed an impressive score 2,530-point score with an average of 18.7 FPS, which outshined last year’s iPhone 15 Pro.

A Xiaomi 15 prototype previously showcased its might in a Geekbench run and scored an impressive single-core score of 3,180 and a multi-core score of 10,058.

Source 1 • Source 2 (both in Chinese)