We heard new rumors about the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 chip last month. These came from Digital Chat Station on Weibo, who shared details about its "2 + 6" core setup and TSMC's 3 nm "N3P" production method. The leaker just shared fresh updates today, focusing mainly on the graphics part called "Adreno 840." They claim the design team enlarged the independent cache from 12 MB to 16 MB. This change reportedly boosted early performance tests by around 30 percent.
The current Snapdragon 8 Elite uses 12 MB of L2 cache for each cluster. We aren't sure if the rumored changes affect L2 or L3 cache sizes specifically. Some tech sites believe the next chip might have 32 MB of L2 cache total, but nobody knows the L3 cache amount yet. The performance jump might be 30 percent higher than the current model or perhaps compared to other chips - this remains unclear. Digital Chat Station also mentioned that the chip will work with faster memory types.
The leaker talked about both LPDDR5X and LPDDR6 memory support. The existing Snapdragon 8 Elite already works with LPDDR5X, making that part expected. JEDEC started finalizing LPDDR6 standards for phones about a year ago. After that announcement, many tech watchers predicted we'd see phones with LPDDR6 RAM and a "Snapdragon 8 Gen 4" chip by 2025. Recent leaks suggest phone makers can choose between regular LPDDR5X or the faster, more efficient LPDDR6 memory for their top models.
The current Snapdragon 8 Elite uses 12 MB of L2 cache for each cluster. We aren't sure if the rumored changes affect L2 or L3 cache sizes specifically. Some tech sites believe the next chip might have 32 MB of L2 cache total, but nobody knows the L3 cache amount yet. The performance jump might be 30 percent higher than the current model or perhaps compared to other chips - this remains unclear. Digital Chat Station also mentioned that the chip will work with faster memory types.
The leaker talked about both LPDDR5X and LPDDR6 memory support. The existing Snapdragon 8 Elite already works with LPDDR5X, making that part expected. JEDEC started finalizing LPDDR6 standards for phones about a year ago. After that announcement, many tech watchers predicted we'd see phones with LPDDR6 RAM and a "Snapdragon 8 Gen 4" chip by 2025. Recent leaks suggest phone makers can choose between regular LPDDR5X or the faster, more efficient LPDDR6 memory for their top models.
