Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 unveiled: faster, more efficient, with ray tracing and Wi-Fi 7

15 November 2022
There are performance improvements on all fronts, but Qualcomm stayed focused on efficiency. There are also AI and modem improvements. 

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  • Anonymous
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  • 16 Nov 2022

If its scamsung is gonna make it everyone should avoid!

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    • Kukuheat
    • I@H
    • 16 Nov 2022

    I hope it doesnt make phones overheat. Was planning on getting blackshark 5 pro or Samsung s22 ultra but because of the overheating problems ive read, no thanks

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      • Anonymous
      • xq5
      • 16 Nov 2022

      Go dragon. Fire them all.

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        • Snapdragonite
        • y6V
        • 16 Nov 2022

        RIP Dimensity 9200 lol, SD8 Gen2 will blow it out of the water.

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          • Alexislol2001
          • LKJ
          • 16 Nov 2022

          Anders, 16 Nov 2022Whose making it? TSMC or Sammy? I really hope it's not... moreTSMC

            Olympus Oms, 16 Nov 2022Those brands just proves Samsung will stick with exynos, as... morehttps://www.gsmarena.com/qualcomm_snapdragon_8_gen_1_unveiled_30_more_efficient_cpu_and_gpu_10_faster-news-54375.php
            In that article Samsung wasn't mentioned, and the Fold 4 and Flip 4 were still released with SD 8+ Gen 1.
            So, what you're saying proves nothing.

              Qualcomm lied a lot about SD 8 Gen 1 performance and efficiency. I think Inmortalis G-715 from D9200 will be better than Adreno 740.

                Whose making it? TSMC or Sammy? I really hope it's not Sammy

                  That +40% Efficiency is mostly coming from the 4nm-TSMC node, as opposed to Samsung's less efficient 5nm lithography. That's why they are comparing it to the QC 8g1, that figure would look much smaller (5% ?) if they compared it to the QC 8g1+ that launched afterwards.

                  It also seems like Qualcomm has "got the message". Heat has been a real problem for the past 2-3 years (I'm looking at you Sony Xperia 5 mk IV). They are prioritising the middle cores, as opposed to the slow small cores, or the thirsty big core. Smart software and that shift alone should improve efficiency/performance on it's own.

                  Overall, this is a very "meh" chipset. We haven't seen those sizeable upgrades (in real-world usage) in a decent while like we used to. The last big one was from the QSD 845 to the QSD 855, a mediocre one from the QSD 855 to the QSD 870, and okay one from the QSD 870 to the QC 8g1+. All the others in the middle were not worth the upgrade fee.

                  If you want the BIG upgrade chipset, you need to wait for the Late-2023 (Apple A15) or Early-2024 (QC 8g3) processors. That's when the next architecture from ARM will debut, and, it will come alongside a full-node skip. The true 3nm-TSMC and Cortex-A730 should be a very happy upgrade path for most people, even those currently on "fast" chipsets like the Apple A14 or the QC 8g1+. It's going to be worth the wait.

                  Come back to this comment after 1-1.5 years and tell me how right/wrong I was.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 16 Nov 2022

                    MSA1, 16 Nov 2022That's insane! Imagine where we will be after 10 yearsMobile SoC development has plateaued somewhat just like desktop CPUs. It's not going to continue be a massive increase every generation.

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                      • n1j
                      • 16 Nov 2022

                      That's insane! Imagine where we will be after 10 years

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                        • Tranquility
                        • kAB
                        • 16 Nov 2022

                        Raytracing? Tbh the only game that I could even think of that could actually utilize raytracing without single digit framerates would be minecraft.

                        This is probably a stretch but maybe crysis remastered could run with some raytracing if they ever port that to android lol

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                          • DMX
                          • 8xr
                          • 16 Nov 2022

                          Discarded everything that has the 1+ gene despite being the same, it brings some things that do not look bad! let's see who will be the first to ride it

                            Those brands just proves Samsung will stick with exynos, as expected.

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