Qualcomm continues to tweak the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 before its imminent unveiling later this month, with TSMC’s third-generation 3nm ‘N3P’ node’s full potential being utilized for the flagship SoC. While the aforementioned manufacturing process is just an optical shirk compared to the 3nm ‘N3E’ technology, the upcoming SoC’s engineering sample still achieves higher gaming performance and increased efficiency compared to the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
New rumor claims that graphically-intensive games’ wattage running on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 should not exceed 5W
What is interesting about the latest rumor shared by tipster Digital Chat Station is that earlier this month, the same individual claimed that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 had a similar power consumption metric as the Snapdragon 8 Elite, while delivering exceptional performance. Unfortunately, no details were provided on what tests were running, which attained that result, but from the looks of it, the chipset was probably not running any gaming titles, because the alleged engineering sample is rumored to churn out better framerates and power consumption.
Of course, again, the games are not mentioned, but unlike iOS, if you want to enjoy some AAA titles, it is not like you can natively fire them on a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship because you have to resort to the ‘tried and tested’ emulation process. The tipster does state that some additional tweaking will be done to ensure that the graphically-intensive games’ power consumption drops by 1W or more. Now, you might think that 1W is a measly drop in the bucket, but for a smartphone, every one of these figures counts as a win.
Additional details mention that Qualcomm’s goal is to reduce the overall wattage to 5W, reducing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’s heat generation while contributing to better battery life. Again, the rumor has thrown breadcrumbs in our direction, and with scarce information to go on, we cannot conclude how the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 actually performs. Perhaps we will learn more details during the official announcement, so stay tuned.
News Source: Digital Chat Station
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