• Snapdragon 8 Elite features second-gen self-designed Oryon CPU architecture.
• 2 Prime+6 Performance cores offer better performance without sacrificing efficiency.
• 45% faster CPU, with 44% improved power efficiency is far ahead peers.
• Adreno GPU and Hexagon NPU upgrades allow users to better enjoy AI apps.

Qualcomm Technologies unveiled its Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform during the Snapdragon Summit 2024 held in Maui on October 21-23. The platform specializes in powering on-device generative AI and handling complex multi-modal AI while emphasizing privacy. The Snapdragon 8 Elite features Qualcomm’s self-designed Oryon core, enabling 45% faster single-core CPU performance compared to the first generation ones and requires 44% less power to reach the same computing performance. The announcement comes at a time when AI has been making waves and spearheading novel innovations. Among AI-related devices, people use AI smartphones daily, making the Snapdragon 8 Elite even more relevant.

In addition to the CPU, the Snapdragon 8 Elite was also equipped with the redesigned Adreno GPU. Qualcomm introduced the sliced architecture with three GPU slice running on board simultaneously to achieve better power efficiency, implying that relatively simple issues can be solved without activating the whole GPU. The Snapdragon 8 Elite also boasts generative AI capability upgrades with the latest optimized Hexagon NPUs and ISPs, which provides consumers with better AI user experience.

Snapdragon 8 Elite Saw Incredible Performance and Power Efficiency Upgrades

Sources: Counterpoint Research, Qualcomm

Qualcomm highlighted that the AI era has just begun, echoing Counterpoint’s view of AI laptops and AI smartphones gaining momentum as well as increasing use cases in 2024. We believe that killer AI applications will emerge soon and reaccelerate the deployment of AI infrastructure and AI edge devices. Samsung, Xiaomi, HONOR announced that they will release upgraded flagship smartphones by the end of October and we believe other key smartphone brands will follow suit and launch new smartphones with Snapdragon 8 Elite soon.

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