Revolution of Mobile Chips: 2-nm Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro Can Accelerate to 5–6 GHz

Qualcomm seems to be preparing for a significant leap in mobile chip performance. According to a recent leak, the future Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro is capable of reaching record clock speeds — up to 5 GHz, and theoretically up to 6 GHz, comparable to powerful computer processors.

What is known

This information was shared by Chinese insider Fixed Focus Digital on the social network Weibo.

According to him, in early tests, engineering samples of the new chipset have already reached 5 GHz and this figure can reach 6 GHz, although the informant believes that 5.5 GHz still looks more realistic.

This acceleration was made possible thanks to HBP (Heat Pass Block) technology — a Samsung thermal solution first applied to the first 2-nm Exynos 2600 chip. HBP integrates the heatsink directly into the system-on-chip package, improving heat dissipation.

Rumor has it that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro will be Qualcomm's first chip created using TSMC's N2P 2-nm process, which also enhances energy efficiency and frequency potential.

Recall, the most powerful chipset at the moment, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, reaches approximately 4.61 GHz, and crossing the 5 GHz mark will become an important milestone for mobile SoCs, even if such frequencies will be short-lived due to smartphones' thermal constraints.

If the information from Fixed Focus Digital is confirmed, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro could become the highest-frequency mobile chip in history, intensifying competition with Apple and Samsung. However, the actual performance will depend on cooling in specific devices — and here manufacturers face a serious challenge.

According to unconfirmed data, Qualcomm will also release a less productive chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 without the Pro prefix, but the company has not yet announced its plans.

Source: Gizmochina