Qualcomm announces the latest SoC 'Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1' for smartphones, manufacturer changed from Samsung to TSMC
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Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1: Moving to TSMC for More Speed, Lower Power
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The clock frequency of the prime core of Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 has evolved from 3.0GHz of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to 3.2GHz, which is said to improve performance by 10%. The GPU clock frequency has also increased, leading to a 10% improvement in performance. In addition, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is 30% more power efficient on both CPU and GPU, and 15% overall power efficiency.
The following is a comparison of the specifications of the Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 and the previous model Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
| SoC | Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1 x Cortex-X2 (3.2GHz) 6MB sL3 | 1x Cortex-X2 (3.0GHz) 6MB sL3 |
| GPU | Adreno (10% increase in clock frequency) | Adreno |
| DSP / NPU | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Memory controller | 4 × 16-bit CH 3200MHz LPDDR5 (51.2GB / s) System level cache (4MB) | 4 × 16-bit CH 3200MHz LPDDR5 (51.2GB / s) System level cache (4MB) |
| ISP / camera | Triple 18-bit Spectra ISP 1 x 200MP 8K HDR video & 64MP burst capture | Triple 18-bit Spectra ISP 1 x 200MP 8K HDR video & 64MP burst capture |
| Encode / decode | 8K30fps / 4K120fps 10-bit H.265 Dolby Vision, HDR10 +, HDR10, HLG 720p960fps | 8K30fps / 4K120fps 10-bit H.265 Dolby Vision, HDR10 +, HDR10, HLG 720p960fps |
| Integrated modem | X65 integrated (5G NR Sub-6 ＋ mmWave) Download speed: 10000Mbps Upload speed: 3000Mbps | X65 integrated (5G NR Sub-6 ＋ mmWave) Download speed: 10000Mbps Upload speed: 3000Mbps |
| Manufacturer / Process | TSMC 4nm | Samsung 4nm |
Notably, Qualcomm has switched the SoC foundry from Samsung to TSMC. Anandtech said, 'By switching the foundry to TSMC, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 has succeeded in reducing power consumption while improving both CPU and GPU performance from the previous model.' 'Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 It's basically a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 ported from Samsung's 4nm line to TSMC's 4nm line. '
There is no official statement explaining why the manufacturing foundry was changed from Samsung to TSMC, but it is reported that there is a problem with Samsung's 4nm process, which seems to have led to the change of manufacturing contractor. I am.
The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has a GPU upclocked from its predecessor, the Snapdragon 778G, with up to 20% better performance and 30% better AI-related performance. In addition, for the first time in the Snapdragon 7 series, we have adopted a 'triple ISP' that can capture a total of 200 million pixels of photos from three different cameras at the same time, and the camera ISP is a deep learning face that improves the performance of ecological certification. It also supports detection.
Smartphones equipped with Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 will be the third in 2022 from manufacturers such as Asus ROG, Black Shark, Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nubia, OnePlus, Oppo, OSOM, Realme, RedMagic, Redmi, Vivo, Xiaomi, ZTE. Scheduled to be released quarterly (July-September). Smartphones equipped with Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 will be released in the second quarter of 2022 (April to June) from manufacturers such as Honor, OPPO, and Xiaomi.
Mike Roberts, vice president of global product marketing at Qualcomm, said more consumers are turning to high-spec smartphones, as high-spec smartphones make up 31% of the smartphone market. The demand for Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 is clear. Qualcomm also said, '75% of all smartphone sales come from the high-spec smartphone segment of $ 500 or more.' 'Half of the $ 200 billion (about 25 trillion yen) game market is mobile. It comes from games, 'and that's why we're investing in SoCs for high-spec smartphones.
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