Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 marks a big step forward for Qualcomm, applying a completely new customized core architecture in this generation of chips.
Qualcomm has just confirmed the launch date of the high-end mobile processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Qualcomm’s marketing director, Don McGuire, posted a video on X, revealing that the new chip will be introduced in October. at the Snapdragon Summit event.
Qualcomm confirms processor release time. on the Twitter/X platform. Photo: X
This information is not too surprising, because Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 were launched in October 2022 and 2023, respectively. Therefore, the release date of the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will also follow this tradition .
Mr. Don McGuire said that Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be equipped with Oryon CPU technology. This is the version of the Oryon CPU found in the Snapdragon X Elite computer processor chip, launched at the Snapdragon Summit last October. This can deliver superior CPU performance compared to conventional ARM CPUs.
The high-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip will be launched at the Snapdragon Conference next October. Photo: internet
Mr. McGuire also hinted at Qualcomm’s broader direction on AI, calling it “a smart recommendation engine, a sixth sense and a second brain for your phone.”
This week, the American chip designer also announced the FastConnect 7900 connectivity platform. This wireless connectivity platform is expected to appear in Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and offers UWB (Ultra-wideband, or Bandwidth) capabilities. super wide) integrated. This suggests that more high-end Android phones will support UWB by 2025.
Unfortunately, phones using Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 may cost more than current devices. Previously, Qualcomm said it expected the upcoming chip to “have some cost increases” compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
Before launching Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, Qualcomm is expected to introduce another chip in the Snapdragon 8 series. This chip is codenamed SM8635, and is expected to include a Cortex-X4 core clocked at 2.9GHz and Adreno 735 GPU. handle heavy graphics tasks. This chip is rumored to be manufactured on TSMC’s 4nm process and has an AnTuTu score of about 1.7 million. This chip could be positioned between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Gen 3, expected to be called Snapdragon 8s Gen 2 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Lite.