Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Chipset With Oryon CPU Could Launch at Snapdragon Summit on October 21: Report

Qualcomm has reportedly introduced that it’s going to maintain its subsequent Snapdragon Summit from October 21 to October 23 in Hawaii. The firm is predicted to unveil its upcoming flagship cellular chipset, the purported Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, throughout this occasion. It is imagined to be constructed upon a 3nm course of know-how from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and should ship energy and effectivity upgrades. This growth builds upon the launch timeline supplied by Chief Marketing Officer Don McGuire on the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2024) in Barcelona.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Chipset Specifications (Expected)

According to a post on MyDrivers (translated from Chinese), the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset will probably be outfitted with Qualcomm’s self-developed Oryon CPU which was first showcased on the Snapdragon Summit in 2022. It is claimed to ship an improved gaming efficiency and might also function help for LPDDR6 RAM. The chip could also be paired with an up to date Neural Processing Unit (NPU). The SoC’s prime core is claimed to be clocked at 4.2 GHz, in comparison with the three.4 GHz peak clock velocity of its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

Qualcomm’s upcoming chipset for the cellular platform is predicted to beat Apple’s A17 Pro SoC when it comes to processing energy, in keeping with the report. Alleged Geekbench scores of Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 revealed it crossed the three,000 threshold in single-core assessments, in comparison with 2,999 scored by Apple’s flagship chipset. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 scored 10,000 within the multi-core benchmark take a look at.

However, this revelation contradicts a earlier declare by X (previously Twitter) person @negativeonehero who suggested that the next-gen Snapdragon chipset may have a peak GPU efficiency lower than Apple’s A17 Pro chip and just like MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300. The person additionally urged Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will solely carry a “single-digit” enchancment in CPU efficiency.

That mentioned, it’s imagined to be a extra energy environment friendly chipset than its predecessor, reportedly consuming 8W in the course of the multi-core benchmark.

According to a report, Xiaomi has secured “unique first launch rights” for integrating the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset in its smartphones. Consequently, the Xiaomi 15 Pro is rumoured to be the primary handset powered by it. Other flagship smartphones, together with the Samsung Galaxy S25 collection and OnePlus 13 are additionally imagined to arrive with the chipset in 2025.