Qualcomm, one of the leading chipset makers, has finally announced their new flagship processor. The Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 was finally unveiled yesterday after many leaks and rumors. Qualcomm makes use of the “Plus” in the chip by maxing out graphics and general performance as well as low power consumption.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 specifications
The Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 comprises one Kryo ARM Cortex X2-based Prime core clocked at a whopping 3.2GHz, three Kryo ARM Cortex A710-based performance cores clocked at 2.8GHz as well as four Kryo ARM Cortex A510-based efficiency cores clocked at 2.0GHz. This is a 10 percent increase in CPU performance and an amazing 30 percent increase in power efficiency compared to Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
Speaking of the GPU, it houses Adreno GPU which ensures HDR gaming with 10-bit colour depth and Rec. 2020 colour gaming, volumetric and physical-based rendering among a few other impressive feats. The improvements on the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 GPU gives a 10 percent increase in GPU clock speeds plus a 30 percent increase in GPU power efficiency.
The chipset is a TMSC’s 4-nanometer manufacturing process and it also houses the Qualcomm 7th generation AI engine with a 20 percent better performance per watt than its predecessor, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
Although a few specifications from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 like the Spectra 680 ISP and the Snapdragon X65 5G modem remain unchanged in this Plus variant, it bumps the normal Bluetooth 5.2 to Bluetooth 5.3 support.
According to Qualcomm, the following devices are going to feature the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus in the coming months: Asus ROG, Black Shark, RedMagic, Redmi, Xiaomi, Vivo, ZTE, Realme, OSOM, OPPO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nubia, Oneplus, and iQOO.
