The Snapdragon 8 family has long been at the center of the mobile processor market. This series, which develops even more in every generation, carried the performance bar up on the flagship phones. With Qualcomm’s naming system in recent years, the name “Elite” was used to distinguish the most powerful chips. However, this name will no longer be given to every processor. The name of the new chip, which was expected to come after the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, has been thought to be “Snapdragon 8s Elite .. But reliable leaks from China revealed that this expectation was not correct. Qualcomm plans to use the name “Elite için only for the real flagship processors. So the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 will be released without the “Elite” label.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is expected to be announced in the first weeks of April. The first phones carrying this processor are on the agenda to introduce in the middle of the same month. In other words, almost all information has leaked before the details about the chip set are officially official. One of these is the production technology and core structure of the processor.
The new Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is produced with the production process of TSMC’s 4nm. This means higher performance with less power consumption. Qualcomm uses a CPU architecture of entirely large cores in this processor. This architecture is similar to MediaTek’s Dimensity 8400.
At the heart of the processor, there is a Cortex-X4 core running at a speed of 3.21 GHz. In addition, there are three 3.01 GHz Cortex-A720 and two 2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 seeds. Finally, the system has two more Cortex-A720 core running at 2.02 GHz. This structure, which consists of eight core in total, stands at a level of performance.
The graphics unit includes Adreno 825 GPU, which is presented as a slightly cropped version of the Adreno 830 in the Elite series. Although it belongs to the same generation, the Adreno 825 has a more modest graphic power. This structure may contain some limitations, especially in game performance and graphic intensive operations. However, a strong performance is expected in daily use.
The cache side also appears remarkable values. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 features 6 MB SLC and 8 MB L3 cache. These amounts will contribute to improvement in multiple task performance. The AntuTu score appears over two million.
The fact that Qualcomm offers this processor without the Elite name shows the desire to make a clearer distinction in the company’s product range. Now the label “Elite” label will only be given to the top chips in the top segment. This decision can allow users to understand which processor is at what level when making a phone choice. It also seems to give manufacturers the chance to position their products better.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 will come with strong features
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 stands out with its strong features, even though it does not play directly to the flagship class. It is a solid option for the mid-upper segment in terms of both production technology and core architecture. Considering the energy efficiency as well as performance, this chip seems to take its place in balanced devices. However, full performance values will only become clear with official tests.
Despite everything, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 will have a unique place in Qualcomm’s product range. Both the powerful core structure and graphic processing capacity can give a high level of power to medium segment devices. Failure to carry the phrase “Elite” does not make the processor weak; He just puts it in a different class. How this class will be shaped will depend on which models of manufacturers will use this chip.