So far, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 has surpassed performance expectations, challenging Apple silicon on the CPU side. A recent leak from Weibo suggests that its GPU performance may be equally remarkable. Reportedly, the Adreno 830 is between 43% to 56% faster than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. In the GFXBench Aztec Ruins High test, it reaches 125 FPS.
Performance Comparison
In comparison, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3's Adreno 750 GPU peaks at 96 FPS in the same benchmark, with an average framerate of 78.5 FPS. This means that the Adreno 830 is, on average, around 37% quicker than its predecessor. However, it still falls short compared to the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 (Arm Immortalis-G925 MP12), which reportedly achieves up to 134 FPS in the same test. In contrast, the Apple A18 Pro only manages a modest 73 FPS.
Updated Specifications
Contrary to a previous leak that indicated the Adreno 830 was clocked at 965 MHz, this new information states it has been increased to 1.1 GHz. The data comes from a Qualcomm Reference Device rather than a retail version. Typically, the retail version of a chip tends to perform better than a reference device, suggesting that Qualcomm might still catch up to MediaTek. Additionally, it remains unclear what kind of Qualcomm will be utilized in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Furthermore, the Adreno 830 has the potential to excel thanks to its DLSS Frame Generation-like capabilities.
