Today, Qualcomm officially unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor based on the 3 nm process technology. The flagship chip for smartphones previously called Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
The processor consists of Oryon cores running at a maximum frequency of 4.32 GHz (two Prime cores) and 3.53 GHz (six smaller Performance cores). It features 24 MB of L2 cache, divided into 12 MB for each of the core types.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite includes the Adreno 830 GPU, which delivers a 40% performance boost over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 GPU and 35% faster ray tracing. It features three GPU segments, each clocked at 1.1 GHz. Adreno 830 supports all modern graphics APIs, including Unreal Engine, Nanite, and Chaos Engine.
The processor supports dual-channel LPDDR5X-5300 RAM and has a new Snapdragon X80 modem with Wi-Fi 7 support. The chip is also equipped with an NPU that is 45% faster than its predecessor.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite is expected to be available in smartphones such as the Realme GT7 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S25, and Xiaomi 15 (which is expected to be the first to be released).
Source: VideoCardz