Snapdragon eight Elite 2 Might Come With ‘Considerably Improved’ GPU Efficiency

Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon eight Elite as its latest flagship cell processor on the Snapdragon Summit 2024 in October and the hearsay mill means that the event of its successor might already be underway. In response to a tipster’s current claims, the next-generation chipset, dubbed Snapdragon eight Elite 2, might have an accelerated launch timeline. Additional, the flagship cell processor is usually recommended to come back with enhancements associated to GPU efficiency courtesy of TSMC’s new fabrication course of.

Snapdragon eight Elite 2 Launch Timeline, Upgrades

In a publish on the Chinese language social media platform Weibo, tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese language) shared particulars about subsequent yr’s flagship Qualcomm cell chipset. In response to the leaker, who has an excellent observe file in relation to revealing details about unannounced smartphones, the discharge timeline of Qualcomm’s upcoming SM8850 chipset shall be additional superior. Whereas not official, this mannequin is imagined to reference the purported Snapdragon eight Elite 2 SoC.

Notably, the Snapdragon eight Elite SoC was launched on the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii on October 22, and if the tipster’s claims are to be believed, its successor might debut in early October. In idea, it might give unique tools producers extra time to combine the chipset into their gadgets.

The chip is tipped to be produced solely utilizing TSMC’s N3P fabrication course of and will supply a “considerably improved” GPU efficiency. It’s imagined to be a notable shift from the second-generation 3nm course of (N3E), which is used for the event of the Snapdragon eight Elite SoC.

This declare builds upon earlier recommendations by the identical tipster that the Snapdragon eight Elite 2 might supply a minimal 20 p.c efficiency enhance over the present chipset. It was backed by tipster @Jukanlosreve who additionally highlighted a 20 p.c leap in single-core and multi-core efficiency, citing sources in South Korea. Notably, Qualcomm already delivered a 30 p.c uplift in CPU efficiency with the Snapdragon eight Elite, compared with final yr’s flagship Snapdragon eight Gen three chip.