Everything We Know About Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

Snapdragon 8 is the flagship processor of Qualcomm which is used in high-end smartphones. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 series is always in competition with the Apple M series chips for the top spot.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is used in some of the flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S24 series, iQOo 12 and many more. It is been three months since the official launch of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Gen 4 is already in the news.

Here is everything we know about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 so far.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Specifications

Since we are quite far from the release of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, not much is known about the specifications. However, some information on the cores, GPU and its clock speeds are known.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will primarily use an unknown 3nm TSMC process, except for Galaxy S25 series phones, which might use Samsung’s 3GAP process.

Here is a look at the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 rumoured specifications against the Gen 3.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 CPU cores

• Custom Oryon cores (rumoured to be “Phoenix”) in a 2+6 configuration:
  • 2 high-performance cores
  • 6 mid-range cores

The majority of ARM-based mobile chips have utilized an eight-core configuration, typically divided between high-performance and high-efficiency core designs. Reportedly, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will still feature eight CPU cores, but it will eliminate efficiency cores.

Instead, all eight CPUs will adopt the same “Phoenix” design, presumably a customized ARM design akin to the existing Kryo cores. The chip is said to comprise two Phoenix cores optimized for raw power, complemented by six Phoenix cores fine-tuned for efficiency

Source: Digital Chat Station / Weibo

According to the latest rumours, Digital Chat Station appears to have obtained inside information regarding the core clocks of Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 reaching up to 4 GHz. According to their source, a potential engineering sample is already surpassing the maximum limit of 3.3 GHz set by its predecessor’s Big core (Cortex-X4).

The speculation circulating suggests a connection between Nuvia’s custom Oryon cores and the next-generation mobile processor, although some argue that the Phoenix cores might be the chosen architecture for Gen 4.

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It’s worth noting that Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon X Elite notebook SoC in October of the previous year, which utilizes an ARM-based solution and boasts Nuvia’s custom Oryon cores.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 GPU

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will feature Adreno 830 GPU, which according to some rumours is faster than Apple M2 GPU.

Source: Revegnus / Twitter

Performance

• Leaked Geekbench 6 scores show impressive performance, exceeding 10,000 points in multi-core.
• Expected to be significantly faster and more efficient than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and 8+ Gen 1.

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Other features

• Improved power efficiency thanks to the 3nm process
• Support for faster memory and storage technologies
• Enhanced AI and machine learning capabilities

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