On the Android platform, each flagship SoC launched by Qualcomm will become a must-have configuration for the current Android flagship new mobile phone. This year is no exception, just officially released the latest flagship product of OnePlus 10 Pro, which is equipped with Qualcomm's strongest flagship SoC - the new generation of Snapdragon 8 mobile platform.
Faced with the need to deal with the pickiness of high-end users in all aspects, how does the new generation of Snapdragon 8 mobile platform become a new weapon for suit thugs?
CPU & GPU performance upgrades
Each generation of flagship SoC updates, certainly can not bypass the CPU and GPU performance improvement, and snapdragon 8 on the basis of the use of Samsung's latest generation of 4nm process to build, once again improve its computing performance.
The new generation of Snapdragon 8 mobile platform is mainly composed of 1 Cortex-X2 new big core (3.0GHz) + 3 Cortex-A710 (2.5GHz) + 4 Cortex-A510 (1.8GHz), official data on its new generation of large core Cortex-X2 compared to the previous generation Of Cortex-X1 in computing performance can be 20% improved, while its power consumption is reduced by 30%.
The improvement of single-core processing power has a significant impact on the operation experience of games and large applications, especially now that they are pursuing a smooth experience of high frame rate games and high refresh rate screens, having a strong large single core is of course a must. Therefore, Snapdragon 8 also adheres to the combination of 1+3+4 large, medium and small, and the latest Kryo CPU is upgraded to ARMv9 architecture. ArMv9 mainly improves the security performance on the basis of ARMv8 compatibility, adds vector computing, AI learning and data processing capabilities, and its overall performance performance will also be significantly improved.
What excites mobile game parties is that the new Qualcomm Adreno GPU can have a 30% increase in computing performance and a 25% reduction in power consumption. The point is that the new Qualcomm Adreno GPU has improved Vulkan performance by 60%, and the improvement is still obvious.
At present, there are many large popular mobile games are developed on Vulkan, the focus is that Vulkan will be more active in the overall scheduling of soCs, friendly to the current multi-threaded CPU, not too dependent on single-core performance, so that some low-spec SoCs can also run games more smoothly.
We can compare the specific performance of the OnePlus 9 Pro equipped with Snapdragon 888 and the OnePlus 10 Pro equipped with Snapdragon 8 through some benchmark running scores.
The first is the latest version of Antutu, where the OnePlus 10 Pro can easily run over the one million point mark, with a final score of 1010839 points, while the OnePlus 9 Pro has 839637 points. From the various running score data, it can be seen that it has significantly improved in CPU and GPU projects, especially in terms of GPU.
In cpu-specific tests, we use the latest version, GeekBench 5, for run-score testing. The OnePlus 10 Pro has a single-core score of 1227 points and a multi-core score of 3379 points. The OnePlus 9 Pro is a single-core 1109 points, and a multi-core score of 3354 points. You can also see the CPU improvement here mainly on the New Large Single Core of Cortex-X2.
GPU testing we chose 3DMark, which is more reflective of Vulkan performance, and in Wild Life, the OnePlus 10 Pro ran a staggering 10014 points, which is higher than the iPhone 13 Pro benchmark score of 9617 points. The OnePlus 9 Pro is 5894 points, the score almost doubled, compared to the previous generation, the improvement of the Snapdragon 8 GPU is obvious to all.
Performance running points aside, reflected in the actual game, how does the OnePlus 10 Pro equipped with Snapdragon 8 perform?
The main theme of the OnePlus 10 Pro is "HyperBoost Full Link Game Frame Stabilization", which is a self-developed technology that enables the OnePlus 10 Pro to achieve a high-quality gaming experience with more stable frame rates and more sensitive touch through core technologies such as graphics heterogeneity, GPA limit frame stabilization, and O-Sync overclocking response.
Here take "Peace Elite" as an example, turn on the 90 frame mode, after a long time running, the overall game frame rate performance is very stable. Obviously, in addition to "HyperBoost full-link game frame stabilization", the main credit is the Snapdragon 8's CPU and GPU performance improvements.
New game features
Of course, the Snapdragon 8 is not just about the CPU and GPU, the focus is that this time it has also developed more high-end features specifically for the game.
VRS Pro (Variable Resolution Rendering Plus): Building on the previous VRS technology, VRS Pro can also support developers to set variable resolutions based on screen position, enabling the GPU to render large and small pixel groups more efficiently. Provides game developers with finer rendering granularity control, greatly enhancing game performance at the same power resources.
Adreno Frame Motion Engine (Adreno Image Motion Engine): With historical frame data and GPU-optimized motion estimation, games using this technology can perform at nearly twice the frame count at the same power consumption, while maintaining low power consumption at ultra-smooth frame rates.
Stereoscopic rendering: You can realize the particle graphics of the end game level, create a realistic smoke effect, and even float or flow freely according to the environmental conditions, providing players with a more realistic game screen.
So far, Qualcomm has developed more than 50 Snapdragon Elite Gaming features, providing users and game manufacturers with a better experience.
Qualcomm has now developed a proprietary optimization in Unreal Engine for Screen Space Ambient Occlusion, a technology that AAA games focus on when simulating ambient light interactions in environments. Compared to the UE4 standard scheme, Qualcomm's optimizations can improve performance by more than 60%. On the Snapdragon platform, Qualcomm also improved the performance of Unreal Engine's Time Domain Anti-Aliasing Technology (TAA) by 50%.
This means that high-end games created with Unreal Engine will have better performance on the Qualcomm platform.
New baseband, connecting one step faster
The Snapdragon 8 is equipped with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X65 5G modem and RF system, which is the first modem and RF system to support the first evolved version of the 5G network, R16, on the basis of supporting Sub-6GHz and millimeter Wave technology. In devices with millimeter wave antennas, the theoretical maximum downlink rate peak can reach 10Gbps, and the uplink rate can reach 3.5Gbps. Ideally, even 8K HDR high-spec live video streaming is not a problem.
Millimeter wave as the focus of the development of 5G technology, but also with china's 5G millimeter wave commercialization gradually put on the agenda, it is foreseeable that in the future 5G millimeter wave technology will undertake the main network technology in the live broadcast of sports events, crowded places and other heavy traffic demand.
It is worth mentioning that thanks to the support of Snapdragon X65, the one-plus 10 Pro is also particularly compatible with the frequency band, which is particularly friendly for travel or office users who need to appear on camera. After all, the Snapdragon X65 is a network that can support more than 185 operators in more than 70 countries and regions around the world, and there is certainly no need to worry about 5G performance.
At the same time, the Snapdragon 8 uses qualcomm FastConnect 6900 mobile connection system, which can support the fastest WiFi connection speed of 3.6Gbps through WiFi 6 / 6E. Even with multiple connected devices in a networked environment, the OnePlus 10 Pro with the next-generation Snapdragon 8 can still run games and applications smoothly.
In addition, Snapdragon 8 supports Bluetooth 5.2 technology, and with Qualcomm FastConnect 6900, Snapdragon Sound Snapdragon listening technology can be realized, bringing high-quality Bluetooth audio connection performance to the OnePlus 10 Pro. Snapdragon Sound Snapdragon Listening technology enables CD-quality lossless wireless audio playback, ultra-low latency voice synchronous backhaul, and low-power shared audio capabilities.
18-bit ISP image performance soars
The new generation of Snapdragon 8 mobile platform is the first SoC in the Qualcomm chip universe to support 18-bit ISPs, and the first smartphone SoC to support 18-bit ISPs. Compared with the previous 14-bit ISP, the image data volume of the 18-bit ISP is increased by 4096 times that of the previous generation, which is geometric.
The biggest advantage of 18-bit ISPs is that they provide a lot of color space, and the transition between colors is smoother. It also achieves greater dynamic range, allowing users to see more detail in the brightest and darkest parts of the frame. Because of the increased dynamic range, the ISP of the Snapdragon 8 can also achieve better HDR composite photos.
It can also be seen on the auto HDR sample of the OnePlus 10 Pro that the color expression is bright and natural, even the walls of the aircraft carrier that follow the big sunlight, the signature text color, the mast color, etc. are correctly recorded, and there is no color distortion due to the strong light ratio contrast.
Qualcomm Spectra is currently capable of capturing up to 3.2 billion pixels per second, allowing a single camera to capture 108 megapixels at 30FPS, or three cameras capturing 36 megapixels at 30FPS, or 240 12MP images in a single camera in a second. This also means that the OnePlus 10 Pro, equipped with the Snapdragon 8, can capture moving objects faster and clearer.
And because of the high transmission characteristics of the 18-bit ISP, the Snapdragon 8 can now produce a bright, sharp, low-noise, natural-colored night sample by compositing up to 30 night photos at a time. This is a 5-fold improvement over the previous 14-bit 6 multi-frame composite night scenes, and night scene shooting is more handy.
Reflected on the OnePlus 10 Pro, the night scene is full of color and biased towards a relatively bright imaging style, and the overall picture looks transparent and natural. The sense of atmosphere at night is well grasped, and there is no forced photography of night as day. The silhouette of pedestrians walking on the road at night is clear and there is no shadow, which further reflects the advantages of the Snapdragon 8 mobile platform in fast imaging.
summary
Through the above performance upgrades, the new generation of Snapdragon 8 mobile platform has significantly improved in terms of computing performance, game performance, connectivity performance and image performance. Especially in terms of GPU, game features and 18-bit ISP upgrades, it is arguably the most vigorous Qualcomm ever.
The one-plus 10 Pro equipped with the new generation of Snapdragon 8 can use various performance upgrades to bring users a lighter and smoother experience. After all, "Suit Thug" is also to play the game, in the game of various performance improvements, so that one plus also has the confidence to develop "HyperBoost full-link game frame stabilization" technology, but also make one plus 10 Pro become the "Peace Elite" professional league and "League of Legends Mobile Game" professional league dual event designated machine.
At this stage of the mobile game market, a flagship mobile phone equipped with a new generation of Snapdragon 8 mobile platform is certainly more worth choosing.