According to a new leak, Qualcomm‘s upcoming Snapdragon 8s Elite is an upgraded version of the 8s Gen 3 rather than a budget alternative to the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite. The chip will retain ARM’s Cortex architecture instead of adopting the 8 Elite’s custom Oryon cores.
The Snapdragon 8s Elite shares its fundamental DNA with the 8s Gen 3, including the same 4nm manufacturing process (versus the 8 Elite’s more advanced 3nm node). Qualcomm has switched from the 1+4+3 core cluster to a 1+3+4 one, although, the cores are still the same as last year’s 8s Gen 3. This exact information is disappointing, as the 8s Gen 3 was expected to include the new Oryon cores of the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
The clock speeds are only slightly higher than those of the 8s Gen 3: a single Cortex-X4 prime core clocked at 3.21GHz (compared to 3.0GHz on the 8s Gen 3), accompanied by five Cortex-A720 performance cores (three at 3.01GHz and two at 2.8GHz) and two Cortex-A520 efficiency cores at 2.02GHz. This contrasts sharply with the 8 Elite’s dual custom Oryon prime cores running at 4.32GHz and six Oryon performance cores at 3.53GHz.
Graphics performance follows a similar mid-tier approach
The 8s Elite will ship with an Adreno 825 GPU – a clear step up from the 8s Gen 3’s Adreno 735, but still below the 8 Elite’s top-tier Adreno 830. Early benchmarks suggest the chip will deliver around two million points on AnTuTu, which positions it between the 8s Gen 3 and 8 Elite in performance.
The leak confirms earlier sightings of the 8s Elite in devices like the iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro and suggests Qualcomm is targeting the upper mid-range market rather than creating a true flagship alternative. While the lack of Oryon cores may disappoint some enthusiasts, the 8s Elite’s boosted clock speeds and improved GPU should offer meaningful gains over the 8s Gen 3.
With no official launch date announced, the Snapdragon 8s Elite remains somewhat mysterious. For context, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 was launched back on March 18th, last year. Nonetheless, these specifications paint a clear picture of Qualcomm’s strategy: offering manufacturers a cost-effective performance-centric chip that bridges the gap between mid-range and flagship tier chips, without cannibalizing sales of their flagship silicon.
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