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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 85184, member: 27"] Phone chips are basically racing toward 5.00GHz, but heat is still the final boss nobody has fully beaten. Why is this even a conversation [LIST] [*]Smartphone chipsets already rely on vapor chambers, and those are starting to show limits [*]As frequencies climb, temperatures spike right alongside performance [*]The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 already pushed things hard, and heat came along for the ride [/LIST] What Qualcomm is lining up next [LIST] [*]Qualcomm is expected to roll out Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro later this year [*]Both are tied to TSMC and its newer 2nm N2P process [*]Higher clocks are on the menu, but the thermal ceiling does not magically disappear [/LIST] The 5.00GHz rumor [LIST] [*]A tipster claims the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro has a minimum guaranteed speed of 5.00GHz [*]That number is not a peak flex; it is allegedly the floor [*]Getting there depends on better heat handling rather than raw silicon alone [/LIST] The heat trick is being borrowed [LIST] [*]The plan reportedly involves Samsung’s Heat Pass Block [*]This same tech already shows up on the Samsung Exynos 2600 [*]The idea is pushing heat away faster to avoid heavy throttling [/LIST] Where the leak trail comes from [LIST] [*]On Weibo, user "Fixed-focus digital cameras" has been sharing specs tied to next-gen chips [*]These parts are expected to land in the second half of 2026 [*]Two variants are rumored, with the Pro version tuned harder on performance cores [/LIST] What else gets upgraded [LIST] [*]Support for LPDDR6 RAM is expected [*]UFS 5.0 storage also shows up in the rumor stack [*]The performance gains are not just about clock speed [/LIST] How high testing already went [LIST] [*]Early testing reportedly shows clocks between 5.50GHz and 6.00GHz [*]The tipster did not name the chip directly, but the clues point hard at the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro [*]For reference, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 performance cores top out at 4.61GHz [/LIST] Galaxy angle and comparisons [LIST] [*]The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy is expected to hit 4.74GHz [*]That makes the Gen 6 Pro the obvious candidate to cross the 5.00GHz line [*]Variants aimed at the Galaxy S26 series could push even higher [/LIST] Why Samsung’s HPB matters [LIST] [*]Heat Pass Block improves heat dissipation enough to keep clocks stable [*]The same approach helped the Exynos 2600 hold performance longer [*]Less throttling means sustained speed instead of quick bursts [/LIST] Apple staying in its lane [LIST] [*]Apple is still focused on efficiency and architecture [*]The A20 and A20 Pro are unlikely to chase 5.00GHz clocks [*]Raw frequency does not seem to be their priority [/LIST] One last hint from Qualcomm [LIST] [*]Qualcomm already markets the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme at up to 5.00GHz [*]That makes the Gen 6 Pro hitting similar numbers feel less far-fetched [*]The direction is clear, even if heat keeps arguing back [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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