Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 to Have an “Ultra High Frequency” Variant
Qualcomm is expected to introduce the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, allegedly called the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 soon. We have heard some details regarding the upcoming mobile platform and now a new leak hints at a second variant of the same. Here are the details.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 to Have Another Variant!
Known leakster Digital Chat Station (viaWeibo) has revealed that the purported Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform will have an “ultra high frequency” variant witha clock speed between 3.4 and 3.5GHz. This will be much higher thanSnapdragon 8+ Gen 1‘s 3.2GHz clock speed.
Plus, the GPU performance is said to increase too, making it capable enough to “beat Apple’s original A series chipset” The case in question appears to be the recently introduced A16 Bionic chipset, which can provide up to claims 40% faster performance and 50% better GPU.
As for the next-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, the variant in question could be the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 but this is mere speculation. The upcoming chipset is expected to follow a 1+2+2+3 quad-cluster architecture and could bebased on TSMC’s 4nm process tech.
There could be a Kryo Prime CPU with ARM Cortex-X3 core, four Cortex-A720-based and Cortex-A710-based Kryo Performance CPUs, and three Kryo Efficiency CPUs based on ARM Cortex-A510 cores. An Adreno 740 GPU could be present too.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 isexpectedto beintroduced during the Snapdragon Summit scheduled for November 14. This will be an earlier-than-expected launch given that the high-end Snapdragon mobile platform tends to arrive in December.
We shall get more details on this once Qualcomm makes things official. So, stay tuned for further updates.
Vanshika Malhotra
Started off as a stranger but tech is more like a good friend, thanks to over 5 years in the industry. While everything is attractive about tech, phones, social media, and quirky gadgets attract me the most. When not working, I find my solace in shopping and everything that concerns doggos!
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