Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the 8-core chipset is the latest revolutionary offering from Qualcomm. The new and exciting processer was announced in December last year and it has started appearing in many flagship and high-end handsets. This processer uses a 4-nanometer process technology and has a 1 Cortex-X2 at 3 GHz, 4 cores Cortex-A510 at 1.8 GHz, and 3 cores Cortex-A7 at 2.5 GHz. In this article, you’ll get to know all about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Processor and the smartphones that feature this processor.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 – The latest high-end SoC for flagships
The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform is the new and revolutionary high-end SoC for flagships and it was introduced in late 2021. The processor has been manufactured in 4nm at Samsung and it integrates a “Prime Core” based on an ARM Cortex-X2 architecture that clocks up to 3 GHz. There are three performance cores based on the Cortex-A710 that clock up to 2.5 GHz while there are also four energy-saving cores based on the ARM Cortex-A510 architecture that clock up to 1.8 GHz. All of the cores use the shared 6 MB level 3 cache.
Compared to the previous top-notch processor, the Snapdragon 888 Plus, the CPU part will gain 20% better performance and 30% power savings. This makes the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 the fastest CPU for Android-based devices. It can be positioned between the Apple A13 and Apple A14 CPU. The integrated AI engine in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is capable of offering up to 4x faster AI performance courtesy of the bigger Tensor engine. The 18-Bit-Spectra-ISP sees some major improvements and is called Snapdragon Sight. Further, the integrated Adreno 730 will offer a 30% graphics boost as compared to the previous Adreno 660.
List of smartphones that have received the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor
- Galaxy S22 Series
- OnePlus 10 Pro
- Opp Find X5 Pro
- iQOO 9 Pro
- Motorola Edge X30
- Realme GT 2 Pro
- Asus Zenfone 9
- Xiaomi 12 Series
- Vivo X80 Series
- Nubia Red Magic 7
- Black Shark 5
