Qualcomm just rolled out the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 as a cheaper alternative to their flagship 8 Elite Gen 5 chip that still packs solid specs. The new processor uses the same 3nm manufacturing process and CPU setup but runs at lower clock speeds with performance cores hitting 3.80GHz and efficiency cores at 3.32GHz.
Qualcomm says the chip delivers 36 percent better CPU performance compared to the older 8 Gen 3 while the GPU gets an 11 percent boost. The NPU improved by 46 percent for AI tasks and the whole thing saves 13 percent more power than its pricier sibling. Chris Patrick from Qualcomm basically said they want to get flagship features into more affordable phones for regular people.
Brands like iQOO, Vivo, OnePlus and Motorola will ship devices with the new chip sometime early next year. Early benchmarks suggest the 8 Gen 5 runs about 14 percent slower than the Elite version which is pretty decent considering the cost savings.
Qualcomm says the chip delivers 36 percent better CPU performance compared to the older 8 Gen 3 while the GPU gets an 11 percent boost. The NPU improved by 46 percent for AI tasks and the whole thing saves 13 percent more power than its pricier sibling. Chris Patrick from Qualcomm basically said they want to get flagship features into more affordable phones for regular people.
Brands like iQOO, Vivo, OnePlus and Motorola will ship devices with the new chip sometime early next year. Early benchmarks suggest the 8 Gen 5 runs about 14 percent slower than the Elite version which is pretty decent considering the cost savings.
