Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm launched its Next-generation mobile Processor for the flagship Andriod Smartphone at the company’s annual Tech Summit in Hawaii. The Success of Snapdragon 888, is called Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. This is the first Processor with Qualcomm’s new naming scheme by ditching the triple-digit naming series in the flagship processor. As Qualcomm Promised Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Specification sheet comes with some major improvement in performance, camera, security, Ai, 5G, and Gaming for next-generation smartphone. 

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the first processor that is based on Samsung’s 4nm process node technology. Apart from naming there is a lot of new hardware inside this beast that will make this top contender for the Best Mobile Processor list 2022. For understanding powerful is this new chip is we will check Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Antutu score, Geekbench Score, and other benchmark scores. 

Let’s Find out the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Benchmark Score, Specs, and the List of Smartphones With Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Also, check its Ranking in the Best mobile processor list 2021.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Specification

Here Check Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Specification

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Specification is powerful compared to last year’s Snapdragon 888. According to Qualcomm new CPU is 30% power efficient and 20% faster than Snapdragon 888. 

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU has 1+3+4 configuration, same as Snapdragon 888 but with new ARM’s V9 architecture. Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU Configuration is 1x 3.0GHz (Cortex-X2), 3x 2.5GHz (Cortex A710), 4x 1.8GHz (Cortex A510). 

1. The single big core is a ARM Cortex-X2, running at 3.0 GHz with 1 MiB of private L2 cache.
2. The middle three cores are ARM Cortex-A710, running at 2.5 GHz with 512 KiB of private L2 cache.
3. The four efficiency cores are ARM Cortex-A510, running at 1.8 GHz and an unknown amount of L2 cache. These four cores are arranged in pairs, with L2 cache being private to a pair.
4. On the top of these cores is an additional 6 MiB of shared L3 cache and 4 MiB of system level cache at the memory controller, which is a 64-bit LPDDR5-3200 interface for 51.2 GB/s theoretical peak bandwidth.

Qualcomm is claiming +20% performance and +30% power efficiency for the new Cortex-X2 core over X1 that is higher (16%) claimed by Samsung by moving 5nm to 4nm. Arm has stated that the Cortex-X2 could offer reduced power than the X1. 

Other three Cortex – A710 also based on the new ARM V9 with an 80MHz bump over the last one because of node improvement. 

The other four Power Efficient Cortex A510 are made as two complexes with shared L2 caches. Because of this layout, it is more power-efficient. 

On top of this, it comes with 6 MiB L3 cache as part of the DSU, and a 4 MiB system cache with the memory controllers with no direst access like last year. 

GPU

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 comes with Adreno 730 GPU. According to Qualcomm the new re-architected Adreno 730 GPU is 25% more efficient and delivers 30% faster graphics rendering. Plus, it’s the first Snapdragon processor to showcase Unreal Engine 5. This also comes with Qualcomm Elite Gaming that unlocks some new features that allow the developer to make a balance between power efficiency and performance. 

The New Adreno Frame Motion engine all GPU to Keep the same FPS while cutting power draw by half. 

• Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming™ features
  1. Support for volumetric rendering adds unrivaled realism to graphics like fog and smoke
  2. Support for the Unreal Engine 5 unleashes advanced lighting and shadow effects

Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Comes with a new 7th Gen Qualcomm AI Engine that is 4x faster than its predecessor with a 2x faster tensor accelerator and 2x large shared memory.

1.  7th gen Qualcomm® AI Engine includes:
   1. 2x larger shared memory plus a 2x faster tensor accelerator
   2. 3rd Gen Qualcomm® Sensing Hub, featuring a Low Power AI System and the world’s first always-on ISP, is always-on, yet secure, and automatically tracks your activities and surroundings
   3. Support for mix precision ( INT8+INT16)
   4. Support for all precisions (INT8, INT16, FP16)

Camera

On the DSP side, Qualcomm Spectra™ image signal processor can process 3.2 Gigapixels/sec for the cameras with an 18-bit ISP that captures 4000x more camera data than 14-bit predecessors, suitable for a single 200MP camera, 64MP burst capture, or 8K HDR video and mega low light photos. The encode/decode engines allow for 4K Video Capture @ 120 FPS, 8K video capture at 30fps, Bokeh Engine for Video Capture, Video super-resolution. 

1. Snapdragon Sight features our first-ever always on 18-bit ISP that captures 4000x more camera data then 14-bit predecessors 
   1. You can also capture 8K HDR video and mega low light photos 
   2. Plus, Mega Low Light Mode snaps 30 images and merges the best parts into one shot for brighter, clearer, more colorful photos after dark. 

5G and Connectivity 

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 comes with a newly intreated Snapdragon X65 5G Modem. This is the first 10 Gigabit 5G Modem-RF solution. It’s also the first 3GPP Release 16 5G solution providing unmatched speeds and supporting more networks, frequencies, and bandwidths globally. It also supports carrier aggregation for the uplink. 

Snapdragon® X65 5G Modem-RF System

• World’s first 10 Gigabit 5G solution
• World’s first 5G uplink carrier aggregation for unprecedented upload speeds

It also comes with Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 6900 Mobile Connectivity System that offers Wi-fi 6 and 6E support (with leading speeds up to 3.6 Gbps), Bluetooth 5.2. The new chip can stream CD Lossless Audio over Bluetooth LE. This is the First Snapdragon® platform to support Bluetooth LE Audio innovations such as broadcast audio, stereo recording for content creators, and voice back-channels for gaming

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Benchmark

As we already know Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 specs sheet is packed with top-of-the-feature that makes it one of the most powerful mobile processors in 2022. But it is really able to claim the top spot at Best Mobile Processor list 2022. For that, we will run some Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 benchmark tests on a different application. We will run Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 benchmark test a couple of times for a better understanding of performance and score in high temp. 

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Antutu Score

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Antutu Score is 1013249. below a full breakdown of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Antutu Score

CPU	228047
GPU	428067
Memory	175864
UX	171611
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Antutu Score	1013249

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Geekbench Score

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Geekbench Score for Single-Core Score is 1246 and Multi-Core Score is 3876. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Geekbench Score is still very less compared to Apple A15 Bionic.

Smartphone With Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Phones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	AnTuTu v9
1. Oppo Realme GT2 Pro	1025881
2. Xiaomi 12 Pro	1011411
3. Xiaomi 12	998098

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Conclusion

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the processor for Andriod flagship smartphone and it has all the features like new improved Cortex-X2 Core, New Adreno 730 GPU, New Ai, 5G modem, with Samsung 4nm process. That defiantly sounds good on paper but does not always fundamentally improve performance and power efficiency. But after testing in Benchmark we have noticed high temperatures, heavy power consumption, and significant throttling less than five minutes in. 

Our testing shows +19% floating-point performance on the Cortex-X2 core, which is around 20% that Qualcomm quotes, but only +8% in integer, which is often the most quoted. We’re seeing power efficiency improvements for sure on the Cortex-X2 core, with an overall power efficiency improvement of 17%. 

Overall Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is one of the best processors in 2022. But MediaTek announced a return to the high-end with a flagship processor of its own Mediatekl Dimensity 9000 flagship processor that is also based on a 4nm processor and packed with a powerful specs sheet. 

We look forward to comparing Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to other flagship Mobile processors like Apple A15 Bionic, Last year Snapdragon 888, upcoming Samsung Exynos processor. 

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Faq

Source: Qualcomm

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