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Qualcomm's next-generation mobile chipset is tipped to be produced solely using TSMC's N3P fabrication process. 721l2z

Written by Manas Mitul | Updated: 30 December 2024 18:11 IST

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 May Come With ‘Significantly Improved’ GPU Performance; Launch Timeline Leaks

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Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 is the purported successor to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC

Highlights

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 is tipped to have an accelerated launch timeline
The new SoC may be produced using TSMC's new N3P fabrication process
Tipster suggests it could bring significant GPU improvements

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TSMC's new fabrication process.

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In a post on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese) shared details about next year's flagship Qualcomm mobile chipset. According to the leaker, who has a good track record when it comes to revealing information about unannounced smartphones, the release timeline of Qualcomm's SM8850 chipset will be further advanced. While not official, this model is speculated to reference the purported Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC.

Notably, the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC was launched at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii on October 22, and if the tipster's claims are to be believed, its successor could debut in early October. In theory, it could give original equipment manufacturers more time to integrate the chipset into their devices.

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The chip is tipped to be produced solely using TSMC's N3P fabrication process and could offer a “significantly improved” GPU performance. It is speculated to be a notable shift from the second-generation 3nm process (N3E), which is used for the development of the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC.

This claim builds upon previous highlighted a 20 percent jump in single-core and multi-core performance, citing sources in South Korea. Notably, Qualcomm already delivered a 30 percent uplift in U performance with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, when compared with last year's flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip.

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