Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 leak details core layout, lack of 32-bit support

Qualcomm’s flagship chipsets for Android smart devices have actually been improving and much better, and we’re now getting some early information on what’s set to show up with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 later on this year.

Kuba Wojciechowski this night tweeted a thread with a few of the very first information about Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, obviously codenamed either “Lanai” or “Pineapple.” The chip will apparently embrace a 2 +3 +2 +1 design, various from the existing Snapdragon 8 Gen 2’s 1 +4 +3 setup.

The brand-new cluster originates from the “titanium” cluster, which includes 2 Arm “Hunter” (A7xx) cores. The complete design would consist of 2 A5xx cores, 3 A7xx cores, 2 A7xx cores, and a single “gold+” core. It’s not presently understood how the “titanium” cluster would vary, however Kuba hypothesizes it might be set up in a different way, such as consisting of more cache, or might be clocked greater.

Especially, these are brand-new cores from Arm, which Kuba states “change the entire existing lineup.” These brand-new chips likewise obviously drop assistance for 32-bit totally, going 64-bit just. That’s not actually a huge surprise, as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 currently drew back on 32-bit assistance to a degree, and Android has actually been pressing in that instructions for a while.

The thread likewise discusses that Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will update the GPU to Adreno 750, with a (existing) optimal frequency of 770 MHz. The chip likewise supports Linux kernel 6.1 and Android 14.

Qualcomm revealed Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in November 2022, however report has it that Gen 3 will be revealed ahead of that schedule this year.

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• Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 tipped to get here earlier than its predecessor yet once again
• Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
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