Qualcomm is likely to stick and improve its Oryon cores when it announces the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 next year, with an upgraded manufacturing process allowing the chipset to operate at higher clock speeds without abnormally sipping power. One rumor is now doing the rounds, claiming to have found out the SoC’s clock speeds while also mentioning that the CPU cluster will remain unchanged from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s configuration.
Efficiency cores of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 also tipped to be running at 4.00GHz
So far, the fastest Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 that we have seen in action in the form of leaks was when the OnePlus 13’s single-core and multi-core results were discovered on Geekbench 6. The performance cores were running at 4.32GHz, while the efficiency ones operated at 3.53GHz. In addition to changing the architecture, chipset makers like Qualcomm also need to raise the clock speeds to achieve meaningful gains in both single-core and multi-core scores. According to @reikaNVMe on X, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 will share the same ‘2 + 6’ CPU cluster as its predecessor, but with a major change.
The performance cores are said to run at 5.00GHz, with the efficiency ones touching 4.00GHz. The individual posting the rumor has stated in the thread that this information was provided by one of Revengus’ sources. For those who need to jog their memory, Revegnus frequently published a boatload of rumors, leaks, and reports taken from different sources to bolster his reputation and garner an audience on the micro-blogging social network. Unfortunately, people commanding immense influence found out about his activities, forcing Revegnus to disappear from X with no word on his possible return.
No way the 8G5 runs at 2P 5.0GHz + 6E 4.0GHz
Qualcomm absolutely mental. 😂
— lei•neverrmindme (@reikaNVMe) September 23, 2024
The latest rumor claims that this configuration of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 was tested on TSMC’s third-generation 3nm process, also known as ‘N3P,’ but Qualcomm has previously been rumored to be looking for a way to include Samsung in the supply chain and leverage the Korean giant’s 2nm GAA technology, also called SF2. The San Diego firm has attempted to form a dual-sourcing partnership in an effort to reduce its chip manufacturing cost, but Samsung has been unable to address its yield problems, which caused it to lose out on Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 orders too.
A while back, we reported about another Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, which claimed that the latter would be equipped with the new ‘Pegasus’ cores while maintaining the same CPU cluster as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, along with a ‘Slice’ GPU architecture. Even at that time, we advised readers to treat that information with a pinch of salt, and today, we recommend doing the same until we have some concrete news at our fingertips.
News Source: @reikaNVMe
