Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Series is Coming Soon: Performance Enhancements, New Versions Revealed, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Surface

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Series is Coming Soon: Performance Enhancements, New Versions Revealed, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SurfaceThis year's Snapdragon Summit 2024 will be held from October 21 to October 23, meaning the new generation of Snapdragon 8 flagship mobile platforms will be officially launched before October 23. This is a significant advancement in the release timeline compared to last year

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Series is Coming Soon: Performance Enhancements, New Versions Revealed, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Surface

This year's Snapdragon Summit 2024 will be held from October 21 to October 23, meaning the new generation of Snapdragon 8 flagship mobile platforms will be officially launched before October 23. This is a significant advancement in the release timeline compared to last year. As the launch date draws closer, more product details are emerging.

Following previous trends, Qualcomm is expected to launch two flagship platforms in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 series: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which will be adopted by numerous phone brands, and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 for Galaxy, potentially dubbed as the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Leading Edition." This chip, specifically designed for Samsung's next-generation S-series flagship phones, is expected to be implemented in other products afterward.

Recently, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 for Galaxy appeared on Geekbench's benchmark list. Data shows that it achieved a single-core score of 3011 and a multi-core score of 9706 on Geekbench 6.3.0 for Android AArch64. Combined with prior information, this chip is highly likely to power the Samsung Galaxy S25 series of phones.

Aside from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 for Galaxy, details about upgrades to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 are also gradually coming to light. Rumors suggest that the newly upgraded Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could reach a clock speed of 4.26GHz. If this information is accurate, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4's actual performance and power consumption are worth anticipating. For reference, the third-generation Snapdragon 8 employs a 1+5+2 architecture, built on a 4nm process, with a super core clocking up to 3.3GHz, equipped with Snapdragon X75 modem and Wi-Fi 7. This platform integrates support for global illumination on top of hardware ray tracing for the first time, supporting Unreal Engine 5 and games at 240FPS.

Simultaneously, information about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip, slated for a later release, has also emerged. Recent leaks mention a Qualcomm chip with the model number "SM8735" appearing in the HyperOS code. Speculation suggests that this could be the new-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 mobile platform. Based on this, it's likely that Xiaomi's upcoming new products will be the first to feature the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip.

As a point of reference, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is manufactured using a 4nm process and inherits the same new CPU architecture as the third-generation Snapdragon 8 flagship platform, including a super core clocked at 3.0GHz, 4 performance cores at 2.8GHz, and 3 efficiency cores at 2.0GHz. On the GPU side, it uses the same Adreno 735 as the second-generation Snapdragon 8 flagship platform.

Additionally, numerous leaks are circulating about the even more advanced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. Information indicates that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip will retain the CPU cluster design of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Gen 4, continuing the 2+6 CPU cluster design. It's claimed that the 2 performance cores of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 will reach a clock speed of 5.0GHz, while the 6 efficiency cores will operate at 4.0GHz. In terms of process technology, reports suggest that Qualcomm is testing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip on TSMC's N3P, the third generation of 3nm technology. However, some sources say that Qualcomm might include Samsung in its supply chain to minimize manufacturing costs. Earlier, a leak from IT Home mentioned that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 will utilize Samsung's 2nm process, with TSMC's "N3E" process remaining unchanged, and Qualcomm has commissioned both Samsung and TSMC to develop prototypes for 2nm application chips.

In summary, the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 series flagship platforms from Qualcomm, along with the subsequent Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, are pushing boundaries in both performance and process technology, opening up more possibilities for the mobile chip market.