Qualcomm revealed a new 8 series processor, but it comes at a lower level than its flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor. The new processor is calledSnapdragon 8 Gen 5It is designed to provide an experience close to the upper class. But in devices that come at a lower price than flagship phones, which are usually called the flagship-killer.

Like the Elite version, the fifth generation Snapdragon 8 comes with 3nm manufacturing technology, and uses the third generation of Oryon cores from Qualcomm, with two primary cores at a frequency of 3.8 GHz and 6 cores at a frequency of 3.32 GHz.

Qualcomm introduces the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor

In terms of performance, Qualcomm compares this processor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor that was released two years ago. It promises a 36% increase in central processor performance, and an 11% improvement in graphics performance. In addition to a significant jump of 46% in artificial intelligence capabilities, with a 13% saving in overall energy consumption.

The new processor gets a cropped version of the Adreno 840 graphics processor with Frame Motion Engine 3.0 technology, which is the same technology found in the Elite version, but without Adreno High Performance Memory (HPM).

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 also includes a Hexagon NPU processor with 46% improved artificial intelligence capabilities compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. With support for on-device artificial intelligence and multiple input processing. It also brings the Spectra ISP image processor and the X80 5G modem, which is the same modem used in the last generation processor Snapdragon 8 Elite.

Qualcomm says: OnePlus It will be the first company to launch a phone powered by this processor, which is the OnePlus Ace 6T/15R. While other companies such as iQOO, Motorola, and Vivo are preparing to announce their devices soon.