Qualcomm is reportedly skipping the release of a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 as a mid-cycle refresh and is instead focusing on developing its next-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. According to leaks from RGcloudS, the new chipset will maintain the 1 + 4 + 3 core configuration of its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, but will feature a new Cortex-X4 prime core that can be clocked up to 3.70GHz. This results in a 15% clock speed boost over its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2’s Cortex-X3.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is expected to be built on TSMC’s N4P 4nm node, with Apple’s A17 Bionic being the only flagship chipset to be manufactured on a 3nm process this year. Qualcomm is expected to catch up next year with Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.

While Qualcomm has not confirmed any details about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, rumors suggest that the new chipset could surpass the A17 Bionic in single-core performance, though the A17 Bionic is expected to retain an efficiency advantage. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy is said to be capable of outperforming the A17 Bionic on paper, but it remains to be seen how it will perform in real-world usage.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is expected to feature a Cortex-A715 and new Cortex-A515 cores, but the clock speeds of these cores are currently unknown. The potential increase in power consumption due to the higher clock speeds of the Cortex-X4 prime core could impact battery life and temperature, and it remains to be seen how Qualcomm intends to address this.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 already saw significant improvements over its predecessor, and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is expected to build on that foundation. While it is still early days, the leaks about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and it will be interesting to see how the chipset performs when it is eventually released.

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