The first performance data for Qualcomm’s next flagship mobile processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, has emerged. The company’s next-generation chipset, which will be officially unveiled on September 23rd, has achieved impressive scores in initial benchmarks.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 has been tested in performance
According to shared AnTuTu results, the processor has reached 4 million points, far surpassing current models. Considering that the current Snapdragon 8 Elite’s score is around 2.6 million points, the new processor boasts a performance increase of approximately 50 percent.
The new processor is reportedly developed using N3P technology, TSMC’s 3nm process. The performance cores ran at 5.00GHz during testing, but this speed is planned to be fixed at 4.60GHz in the final version.
This represents a significant increase compared to the current Snapdragon 8 Elite’s 4.32GHz frequency. A significant jump in multi-core performance is also expected. The possibility of exceeding 10,000 points in Geekbench 6 is already being discussed.
New graphics data has also been released. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2’s Adreno 840 GPU operates at a frequency of 1.20 GHz. This represents a roughly 9 percent increase over the Adreno 830’s 1.10 GHz frequency. This increase in graphics performance could yield significant gains, particularly in graphics-intensive applications such as gaming and image rendering.
The processor’s architectural layout retains its 2+6 cluster structure. However, details such as core placement, task allocation, and energy efficiency have not yet been fully disclosed. Qualcomm is expected to release two different Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 versions, suggesting that the chipset could be available in optimized versions for different device segments.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2’s initial performance figures mark a new level in mobile processor competition. With this processor, Qualcomm is aiming for a significant leap forward, particularly in multi-core performance and graphics processing power.
It has been reported that some tweaks are still underway for the final version. However, current data suggests that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 is poised to be one of the most powerful processors currently on the mobile market.
