Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Rumored To Be Made Using TSMC’s N3E Process; Custom Nuvia Cores’ Multi-Threaded Performance Higher Than Apple M2

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

Only recently, we stumbled on some fresh specifications information surrounding the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and already, news regarding the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 has started flowing. For 2024, Qualcomm’s flagship SoC should be the first to adopt custom Nuvia cores. Not only is the silicon said to be power-efficient thanks to being mass produced on TSMC’s N3E process, but its rumored multi-threaded numbers reveal an impressive jump, delivering faster performance than Apple’s M2.

Nuvia cores, also known as Oryon, could deliver up to a 40 percent multi-core performance improvement for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, according to rumored figures

With Apple seemingly securing the majority of TSMC’s 3nm chip supply for its products, Revegnus states in his tweet that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be based on the manufacturer N3E process, or second-generation 3nm node. This version is expected to deliver improved performance and power-efficiency numbers over the first iteration, and according to the tipster, the proof is seemingly in the multi-core figures.

Compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, not only is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 said to ditch ARM’s CPU designs for its custom Oryon cores, but that switch is said to deliver up to a 40 percent multi-core performance boost. In the tweet, Revegnus notes that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 can reach 6,500 points in Geekbench 5’s multi-threaded benchmark, but in the same test, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 can break the 9,000 points barrier, surpassing the M2 in the process. For reference, the M2 can achieve between 8,800 and 9,000 points in Geekbench 5.

Rumored performance numbers of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

According to the specifications listed in the tweet, Qualcomm will adopt two ‘Nuvia Phoenix’ performance cores and six ‘Nuvia Phoenix M’ efficiency cores. However, we feel that the official name could be based on Oryon as Nuvia was the name of the company Qualcomm acquired to develop those custom CPU designs. The single-core score difference is only 15 percent between the two chipset generations, so it is possible that Apple’s A18 Bionic could effortlessly beat it in that one test, though it is too early to comment right now.

Aside from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, Qualcomm is also said to be working on an SoC with a 12-core CPU (eight performance and four power-efficiency cores) called the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4. However, unlike the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which will likely be found in smartphones, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 will probably power compact and lightweight notebooks thanks to an extensive specifications leak, which talked about NVMe, external GPU support, and more. While this latest rumor has us excited, Revegnus has not provided any proof of these numbers, so treat it with a pinch of salt until we can confirm such details.

News Source: Revegnus