TL;DR Details about Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (non-Elite variant) have leaked.
The chipset is expected to be built on TSMC’s newer N3P fabrication process, which is also used for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
It follows a similar design to the Snapdragon 8 Elite chips, including Qualcomm’s custom Oryon cores, but with a lower clock speed than the Elite Gen 5.
In addition to launching the top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 earlier than usual this year, Qualcomm also confirmed it is working on the non-Elite variant of the chipset. The standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 has yet to hit the market, but Qualcomm has already shared some specifics about the chipset, including a vague description of the CPU. Now, a recent leak is plugging any previous gap in information with more details.
Leaker Digital Chat Station recently shared specifications for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, including its CPU and GPU. Per the leak, the chipset is set to be fabricated on TSMC’s N3P 3nn process, identical to the Elite edition. This is TSMC’s third-gen 3nm process, which offers marginal gains in performance and efficiency over the N3E process that was utilized for the Snapdragon 8 Elite from last year.
Weibo / Digital Chat Station
According to the leaker, the chipset also uses Qualcomm’s custom Oryon cores for the CPU, split into a 2+6 configuration. That arrangement includes two Prime cores with a clock speed of 3.8GHz and six Performance cores at 3.32GHz. Although the configuration is identical to the previous flagship, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, these CPU frequencies are significantly lower. That means the upcoming chipset could be positioned between the Snapdragon 8 Elite and the successor to the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 — or it could actually succeed the latter.
While these numbers fall short of impressive, the chip is likely aimed at sub-flagships or flagship killers rather than truly Elite Android phones launching over the next several months. The newer fabrication process is also expected to make up for these deficiencies.
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