Rumors are buzzing about Qualcomm’s eagerly awaited flagship chipset, hinting at impressive performance and its imminent launch date. In this article, we will discuss the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, including its availability, confirmed details, and more.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4  Rumors

Official Announcement

Qualcomm has officially announced that its Snapdragon Summit 2024 will take place from October 24th to 26th in Maui, Hawaii. This annual event typically serves as the platform for unveiling the company’s next-generation flagship mobile processor, and this year will spotlight the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor.

Processor Specifications

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be manufactured by TSMC on a 3nm node and will feature custom Oryon CPU cores. Unlike its predecessor, the 8 Gen 3’s 1 + 3 + 4 layout, the new chip will reportedly have a 2 + 6 design with no efficiency cores. The two high-performance cores are said to have a peak clock speed of 4GHz, scoring over 3,000 points in single-core and 10,000 points in multi-core tests in Geekbench. An upgraded GPU architecture with improved cache and memory compression technology is also expected, promising better performance.

Performance Potential?

Leaked information from Digital Chat Station suggests that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 excels in handling demanding tasks, such as running the popular mobile game Genshin Impact at 1080p resolution smoothly and maintaining a stable frame rate, which is quite impressive for such a demanding title. However, leaked information also suggests that the chipset faced challenges during testing. An engineering sample reportedly experienced heavy CPU throttling, potentially impacting its overall performance. 

Benchmarking Insights

Recent tests of an early version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip showed it didn't perform as well as expected due to a problem with the CPU slowing down. People are saying the chip might have 6 powerful parts and 2 parts that work more efficiently but at different speeds. There's talk about making changes to help the chip stay cool and work better. People are comparing it to other new chips like the Dimensity 9300+ and Dimensity 9400, showing that the competition among mobile processors is getting fierce.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Availability

Xiaomi is expected to announce the Xiaomi 15 series soon after the Snapdragon Summit, making it the first smartphone to feature this latest flagship chipset. OnePlus and iQOO are also rumored to be preparing their OnePlus 13 and iQOO 13 lines, respectively, powered by the new Qualcomm chip.

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