Qualcomm is an American multinational corporation that designs and produces wireless telecommunications equipment and chipsets. They are known for their Snapdragon system-on-chips (SoCs) that power many popular smartphones and tablets. Recently, there have been rumours about their upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC that will be produced by TSMC using its 4nm process node. This chip is expected to feature a high-performance X-4 core running at a clock speed of 3.70GHz, four performance cores, and three efficiency cores. Additionally, there may be an overclocked version of this chip known as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy, which could be used in the Galaxy S24 lineup in 2024.

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A recent tweet from a tipster named Revegnus has shed some light on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC, which is expected to be produced using TSMC’s N3E process node. This chip is expected to feature Qualcomm’s own Oryon cores, which could result in a 40% improvement in multi-core performance compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This is thanks to the increased performance and energy-efficiency improvements offered by TSMC’s second-generation 3nm node. Qualcomm acquired Nuvia, the company behind the Oryon cores, for $1.5 billion in January 2021 to take on Apple’s M2 chip.

According to Revegnus, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is expected to score 6500 on the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark test. In contrast, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is predicted to score above the 9000 mark (9100 to be exact), which is 40% higher than the M2. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to be an octa-core chip with a configuration that includes two Nuvia Phoenix (or Oryon) performance cores and six Nuvia Phoenix (or Oryon) M’ efficiency cores. While the M2 is not expected to be used in any iPhone models, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could potentially power the Galaxy S25 series in the year 2025.

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