Apple's M4 processor powering the recently launched iPad Pro shows record single-core scores in the benchmark. This could have prompted Qualcomm to rethink and redesign its upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 application processor (AP). According to rumours, the next flagship processor will see an increase in clock speed from 4GHz to 4.26GHz.
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This news comes from an X post by jasonwill101 who says the redesign could be ready by June. This time, Qualcomm will ditch the ARM Cortex CPU cores with its own Phoenix cores instead. Snapdragon 8 Gen 4's configuration can include 2 large Phoenix CPU cores and 6 medium Phoenix CPU cores. But we may not see any small low-energy nuclei. Qualcomm's Nuvia is making a comeback, and there could be a redesign completed in June, with a target frequency of 4.26GHz, aiming for the Apple A18 Chip. #qualcomm — jasonwill (@jasonwill101) May 11, 2024
Qualcomm's Nuvia is making a comeback, and there could be a redesign completed in June, with a target frequency of 4.26GHz, aiming for the Apple A18 Chip. #qualcomm — jasonwill (@jasonwill101) May 11, 2024
The design of the 8 Gen 4 AP will be based on the Snapdragon X Elite processor built for laptops. It will not have a Scalable Matrix Extension (SME) because the X Elite does not work with the ARMv9 instruction set. This means it won't be able to handle complex tasks as efficiently as Apple's M4 processor, which also contributed to higher benchmark scores.
