Emir BardakçıWe have been hearing rumors about the Redmi Turbo 5 for some time now. A recent Geekbench listing has now given us some insight into the raw power of the upcoming smartphone. As we are based in the Global market, we are extremely excited about this news, as we are fairly sure that this upcoming smartphone will be the POCO X8 Pro.
From the leaked Geekbench listing, we can see that the upcoming Redmi Turbo 5 will feature the yet-to-be-announced MediaTek Dimensity 8500 SoC. This shows that Xiaomi is ready to redefine the “flagship killer” category once again. The POCO X8 Pro seems to have some massive power under the hood, as suggested by the leaked Geekbench benchmark scores. This could mean that users will not need to spend $1,000 or more to get their hands on a powerful smartphone.
TL;DR: What You Need to Know
- New Silicon: The upcoming smartphone will feature the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 SoC.
- Massive Power: The POCO X8 Pro has shown some impressive benchmark scores, including a Multi-Core score of 7,030.
- Memory: The smartphone will feature up to 16GB of RAM.
- Rebrand Alert: The Chinese Redmi Turbo 5 will launch globally as the POCO X8 Pro.
Breaking Down the Geekbench Scores
The device, with model number 2511FRT34C, has shown up in Geekbench 6.4.0 with some rather impressive scores. We are looking at a Single-Core score of 1,409 and a Multi-Core score of 7,030.
To put that into perspective, this is not just a small incremental update. The Dimensity 8500 is looking at a 9% jump in multi-core performance compared to the previous Dimensity 8400.
As far as the graphics performance is concerned, the OpenCL score has reached 13,154, with a 7% improvement in GPU performance compared to the previous device. For the gamers out there, this means that the POCO X8 Pro is going to handle games such as Genshin Impact or Call of Duty: Mobile with ease.
Pricing and Availability
Although the REDMI Turbo 5 is expected to launch in China, we are likely to wait a few months before the POCO X8 Pro is released in the global market.
In terms of the device’s pricing, we believe that if the Chinese version of the device is priced as competitively as the previous device, this could be the best device in terms of value for money in the year 2026. Although the Chinese version of the device is expected to be priced at 1,999 CNY (approximately $275 USD), we believe that the global version of the device will cost between $400-$450 USD after taxes and logistics.
