Qualcomm appears to be contemplating a new title for its leading processor. The company was set to unveil the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset next month, but fresh teasers present the chipset as the Snapdragon 8 Elite. This raises the question: is it just a rebranding, or does Qualcomm have more significant plans in mind?
Snapdragon 8 Elite: What We Know So Far
The Snapdragon 8 Elite is the direct upgrade from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. It promises to be a substantial enhancement, transitioning from a 4nm process to a 3nm process, marking the first such shift for the manufacturer. Reports suggest that this new chip could deliver an impressive 56 percent performance boost compared to its predecessor. The increase in graphical performance is attributed to the new Adreno 830 GPU, which may feature a clock speed of 1.25GHz and support for Ray Tracing.
A GeekBench listing indicated a boost clock speed of 4.09GHz, but later rumors have suggested that the Snapdragon 8 Elite may achieve frequencies of up to 4.37GHz for its two prime cores. Additionally, it is expected that six efficiency cores will run at a clock speed of around 2.78GHz. The GeekBench tests also revealed its synthetic benchmark scores, with 3011 points in the single-core test and 9706 points in the multi-core test.
Performance Enhancements
From the CPU perspective, these benchmarks imply a 35 percent improvement in single-core performance and a 30 percent enhancement in multi-core performance when compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The first smartphones to feature Snapdragon 8 Elite processors, namely the Xiaomi 15 and OnePlus 13, are set to be launched next month, so stay tuned for further updates.
