Snapdragon 8 Gen 4: Apple A18 Pro leak reports next-generation Qualcomm chipset

Qualcomm is expected to launch its new flagship chip, Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, in the last quarter of the year The last quarter of the year. Initial details about the SoC have already leaked in the past, and a new rumor gives a clearer picture of what we can expect from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 successor, long before its launch.

According to rumours, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to dominate its closest competitor, the Apple A18 Pro, when it debuts. The Qualcomm chipset should achieve a single-core Geekbench score in the 3,500 range, with the A18 Pro failing to cross the 3,300 mark on the same test. For example, Previous leaks indicated In addition to these impressive numbers, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is also said to outperform the A18 Pro in multi-core and GPU tests.

While these numbers look great on paper, the reality may be disappointing, as the leak also claims that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 main core could run at 4.3GHz, with a potential power consumption of 1.3V. These numbers are of course not applicable to smartphones at this point, so we won't put much interest into this leak. To give you an idea, Snapdragon 8 3rd generation It already operates at very high temperatures and its main core is clocked at just 3.3 GHz.