Qualcomm has reportedly introduced that it’s going to maintain its subsequent Snapdragon Summit from October 21 to October 23 in Hawaii. The corporate is predicted to unveil its upcoming flagship cell chipset, the purported Snapdragon eight Gen 4, throughout this occasion. It’s imagined to be constructed upon a 3nm course of expertise from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Firm (TSMC) and will ship energy and effectivity upgrades. This improvement builds upon the launch timeline offered by Chief Advertising and marketing Officer Don McGuire on the Cell World Congress (MWC 2024) in Barcelona.
Snapdragon eight Gen Four Chipset Specs (Anticipated)
In accordance with a put up on MyDrivers (translated from Chinese language), the Snapdragon eight Gen Four chipset shall be geared up with Qualcomm’s self-developed Oryon CPU which was first showcased on the Snapdragon Summit in 2022. It’s claimed to ship an improved gaming efficiency and may additionally function help for LPDDR6 RAM. The chip could also be paired with an up to date Neural Processing Unit (NPU). The SoC’s prime core is claimed to be clocked at 4.2 GHz, in comparison with the three.Four GHz peak clock velocity of its predecessor, the Snapdragon eight Gen 3.
Qualcomm’s upcoming chipset for the cell platform is predicted to beat Apple’s A17 Professional SoC when it comes to processing energy, in response to the report. Alleged Geekbench scores of Snapdragon eight Gen Four revealed it crossed the three,000 threshold in single-core assessments, in comparison with 2,999 scored by Apple’s flagship chipset. The Snapdragon eight Gen Four scored 10,000 within the multi-core benchmark check.
Nevertheless, this revelation contradicts a earlier declare by X (previously Twitter) consumer @negativeonehero who prompt that the next-gen Snapdragon chipset can have a peak GPU efficiency lower than Apple’s A17 Professional chip and much like MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300. The consumer additionally prompt Snapdragon eight Gen Four will solely carry a “single-digit” enchancment in CPU efficiency.
That mentioned, it’s imagined to be a extra energy environment friendly chipset than its predecessor, reportedly consuming 8W throughout the multi-core benchmark.
In accordance with a report, Xiaomi has secured “unique first launch rights” for integrating the Snapdragon eight Gen Four chipset in its smartphones. Consequently, the Xiaomi 15 Professional is rumoured to be the primary handset powered by it. Different flagship smartphones, together with the Samsung Galaxy S25 collection and OnePlus 13 are additionally imagined to arrive with the chipset in 2025.
