Qualcomm plans to phase out the use of traditional ARM processors in its devices starting with the announcement of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which is expected in the fourth quarter of this year. This smartphone chipset will feature custom Oryon cores developed by Qualcomm with its acquisition of Nuvia. Moreover, it will use the advanced 3nm process technology, making it significant for the industry.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be different from the previous generation as it will use a “2+6” core cluster where all the cores will be high-performance Phoenix. Eliminating efficient cores may result in higher power consumption, but mass production on TSMC’s 3nm node could compensate for this. Tests on Geekbench 6 showed a significant increase in the performance of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 compared to the previous generation, making it a significant competitor in the mobile chipset market.