When mentioning Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, many people’s impression might still linger on the “Flame Dragon” Snapdragon 888, which had high power consumption, poor experience, and reputation, making it one of the most significant failures among Qualcomm’s series of processors.
However, the Snapdragon 888 is already several generations old, and phones equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor have already been released, so everyone’s impression of Qualcomm processors should not be too stereotypical. Fairly speaking, there have been significant improvements in these recent generations.
What I’m about to share next is information regarding the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor. Generally, the strategy and approach taken by chip manufacturers involve mass-producing one generation, developing another, and pre-researching yet another, with these three tasks being carried out simultaneously.
As one generation of products begins mass production, the development progress of the next generation is at least one-third complete, so it’s quite normal and not surprising that there are many leaks about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor circulating recently.
Compared to previous generations, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor is very worthy of attention. One reason is the persistent rumors that Qualcomm intends to adopt its self-developed cores. Previous generations of processors had engineering boards with two different types of cores, but Qualcomm’s overall attitude has been rather conservative, not using them in official versions immediately.
This situation might change with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, where Qualcomm might incorporate its self-developed cores. Rumors suggest a “2 + 6” architecture, with two large cores codenamed “Phoenix” and six mid-cores, without any small cores.
On another note, it’s rumored that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (and MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400) will be manufactured using TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process, which is quite noteworthy. Considering all these factors, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could be a significant move by Qualcomm after several years, making it highly anticipated.
Recently, good news came out: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor’s benchmark scores have been leaked, serving as a preliminary reference.
On the Geekbench 6 platform, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor scored 2845 in single-core performance and 10628 in multi-core performance, as shown in Figure 2. For reference, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor scored 2207 in single-core performance and 7494 in multi-core performance, as shown in figure three. The Apple M3 processor scored 2895 in single-core performance and 10762 in multi-core performance, as shown in Figure 4.
Using these scores, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor’s single-core and multi-core performances are approximately 28.9% and 41.8% ahead of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, respectively, representing a significant performance boost.
On the other hand, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor’s single-core and multi-core performances are only slightly lower than those of the Apple M3 processor, with the gap being practically negligible, meaning their overall performances are essentially on par.
From the scores revealed, compared to the previous generation Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor’s performance improvement is very significant and commendable. However, there are still two very critical unknown factors.
Firstly, the old topic of power consumption is still relevant. Since there are rumors of no small cores, it’s quite reasonable for the public to have doubts about its power efficiency. A significant improvement in performance but poor power control would not gain user acceptance. The second unknown factor is GPU performance, with no leaks in this area yet, so everyone needs to wait patiently.
Lastly, I want to add a note:
All data published in this article come from third-party channels, and scores from different sources might vary slightly, with some fluctuations being quite normal. I’ve seen several versions myself, which is very common. Therefore, the content of this article cannot guarantee absolute accuracy and reliability and should only be taken as a rough reference at this stage. Please treat it with caution.
I will share the latest related leaks and news as soon as possible, so please stay tuned.
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