Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 With Up to 31 Percent Boost in CPU Performance, Adreno 825 GPU Launched
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 isn't equipped with custom Oryon cores, unlike the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
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Written by David Delima | Updated: 3 April 2025 11:39 IST
Highlights
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is Qualcomm's latest performance-focussed chipset
It is equipped with Arm reference cores instead of custom Oryon cores
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 offers Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 connectivity
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is built using TSMC's 4nm process technology
Photo Credit: Qualcomm
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 was launched on Wednesday, and Qualcomm's successor to last year's Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 delivers notable improvements in CPU, GPU, and artificial intelligence (AI) performance. Unlike the Snapdragon 8 Elite, this chip is manufactured using TSMC's 4nm process technology. It is expected to arrive on gaming focussed smartphones, and offers support for hardware accelerated ray tracing. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 also supports on-device multimodal and multilingual generative AI. The new platform provides Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 connectivity.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Availability Timeline
iQOO has confirmed that the upcoming iQOO Z10 Turbo will be equipped with the new Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip. It is also expected to arrive on upcoming smartphones from Meizu, Oppo, and Xiaomi in the coming weeks or months.
The new Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip is expected to power gaming smartphones that are more affordable than flagship handsets that are equipped with Qualcomm's top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC.
Unlike the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which is produced using TSMC's 3nm process technology, the new Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is a 4nm chip. The chipset has Arm reference cores, instead of Qualcomm's custom Oryon ones. It comprises one Arm Cortex-X4 core (3.2GHz), three Cortex-A720 cores (3.0GHz), two Cortex-A720 cores (2.8GHz), and two Cortex-A720 cores (2.0GHz). The chipset supports up to 24GB LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 storage.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 features Photo Credit: Qualcomm
The chipmaker claims that the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 delivers up to 31 percent improved CPU performance in comparison with its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. It is also equipped with a new Adreno 825 GPU, which supports on-device ray tracing support and is said to offer a 49 percent jump in GPU performance over the previous generation.
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is equipped with an updated Hexagon NPU, which delivers up to 44 percent improved performance when handling on-device AI tasks, according to Qualcomm. Like last year's chipset, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 features an 18-bit triple Spectra image signal processor, with support for up to three 36-megapixel cameras (or one 320-megapixel camera).
Smartphones equipped with the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 can sport up to WQHD+ (3,840x1,600 pixels) displays with a variable refresh rate that ranges between 1Hz and 240Hz. Connectivity options on the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 include 5G (Sub-6, not mmWave), 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, and NavIC. It also supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C connectivity. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 supports Quick Charge 5, which was first introduced in 2020, and supports 100W (or faster) charging speeds.
iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro Set to Arrive As First Phone With Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC4 April 2025
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