Snapdragon 8 Gen1 introduced: Qualcomm's new flagship 4nm chip

Qualcomm unveiled its new flagship processor at the Snapdragon Tech Summit.

What is known

The leaks were confirmed. The chip was named Snapdragon 8 Gen1. It is built according to 4-nanometer technical process and boasts architecture ARMv9. SoC equipped with a core Cortex-X2 with a clock frequency of 3.0 GHz. In addition, he received three more cores. Cortex-A710 at 2.5 GHz and four Cortex-A510 at 1.8 GHz. Thanks to this arrangement, the performance is increased by 20% compared to the Snapdragon 888, while the power consumption is reduced by 30%.

In terms of graphics, the new Adreno accelerator promises a performance boost of 30% and 25% less power consumption. Also Snapdragon 8 Gen1 received proprietary Elite Gaming technology with three new features. One of them allows developers to find a balance between performance and energy efficiency.

Other specs of the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 include built-in 5G modem X65 5G with 10Gbps peak speed, support Wi-Fi 6 / 6E, QHD + screens up to 144Hz, LPDDR5 memory, a new ISP sensor for image processing, AptX Lossless codec, Quick Charge 5 fast charging and an improved AI engine, which is responsible for the AI ​​function.

When to expect

Qualcomm has already launched mass production of the new chip. The first smartphones based on it will appear in December.

A source: GSMArena