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Qualcomm has launched its new flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite System-on-Chip (SoC) for premium smartphones at the Snapdragon Summit. As the successor to last year’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the new processor adopts the “Elite” title from Qualcomm’s PC chips. The Snapdragon 8 Elite integrates a second-generation Oryon CPU, Adreno GPU, and Hexagon NPU.
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Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC
“Our flagship mobile platforms are now taking on the Elite name, showcasing the remarkable progress it represents for the industry,” Qualcomm said, noting that the Snapdragon 8 Elite will transform user experiences with their devices—making on-device, multi-modal generative AI applications a reality on smartphones powered by Snapdragon.
Snapdragon 8 Elite in Upcoming Devices
Qualcomm announced that OEMs and smartphone brands, including ASUS, HONOR, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, Samsung, Vivo, and Xiaomi, will be launching devices with the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC in the coming weeks.
“Our second generation of the Qualcomm Oryon CPU debuts in our flagship mobile platform,” Qualcomm added.
Built on a 3nm architecture, the Snapdragon 8 Elite features a second-generation Oryon CPU optimised for mobile platforms. The chip uses a 2+6 octa-core processor design, with two Prime cores operating at a clock speed of up to 4.32GHz and six Performance cores with a peak clock speed of 3.53GHz. This configuration delivers a 45 percent improvement in CPU performance while being 44 percent more power-efficient, Qualcomm said.
