With the continuous development of the chip process, mobile phone chips have fully entered the 5nm and 4nm commercial era, and the performance has almost been able to meet the daily needs of the majority of users. But users who like to play games know that most of the APP used daily is only a "low-to-medium load scenario" for the current mainstream chips, and the game is the most common test of the extreme performance of the chip, the stronger the performance of the chip, the higher the picture quality of the game, the more stable the frame rate, which is why many gamers like to start the latest flagship model.
After the release of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8, many companies released flagship models equipped with Snapdragon 8, and many companies officially announced the release plan of Snapdragon 8 flagship machines. The reason why Snapdragon 8 can be favored by major mobile phone manufacturers is because Snapdragon 8 has ushered in a new upgrade for the previous generation. For example, in terms of imaging, the 3 image signal processors have been upgraded from 14bit to 18bit, and the processing power of pixels has been greatly improved; in terms of AI, the performance of the seventh-generation AI engine has increased to 4 times that of the previous one; the CPU has adopted the latest ARMV9 architecture, which has increased performance by 20% and reduced power consumption by 30%.
It is worth noting that in the overall upgrade of Snapdragon 8, the gpu improvement may be the biggest highlight of this chip. As we all know, whether it is for PC or mobile phones, the level of GPU performance directly affects the rendering ability and speed of the terminal, and also affects the user's most intuitive experience.
The game performance has improved dramatically
The Adreno GPU integrated by the new Snapdragon 8 is the Adreno 730, which is also Qualcomm's latest 700 series, and the measured performance is about 60% higher than that of the Snapdragon 888Plus, and the energy efficiency has been greatly improved. This also makes Snapdragon 8 perform well in the mainstream game measurement link, such as iQOO 9Pro equipped with Snapdragon 8, when running high-quality, 120 frames of "Glory of the King", the average frame rate can reach about 118 frames after 30 minutes, basically close to the full frame rate, and there is no obvious caton and frame drop phenomenon throughout the process, and the overall performance is "stable".
In terms of "Peace Elite", which requires higher configuration, iQOO 9Pro performs equally smoothly in the case of opening 90 frames and high image quality, with an average frame rate of 88.5 frames for 30 minutes, and there is no obvious fluctuation in the whole process. In terms of dealing with the "Original God" with very high hardware requirements, under the blessing of Snapdragon 8, iQOO 9Pro did not disappoint us, and the frame rate of the game can reach about 57.3 frames after opening the extreme mode, and the temperature after 30 minutes is only 44.3 degrees, and the performance performance and temperature control capabilities are much better than the previous generation.
Strong and stable is not enough!
It is worth noting that whether it is "Peace Elite", "Glory of the King" or "Original God", this does not represent the real strength of Snapdragon 8, accompanied by the fourth generation of Snapdragon Elite Gaming game engine, of which the Adreno image motion engine greatly increases the frame rate of the game while ensuring the same power consumption, thus bringing users a smoother gaming experience, while also alleviating the rendering pressure of the GPU. In addition, the stereoscopic rendering technology commonly used in PC games has been introduced, which can make the smoke flow effect in the game closer to the reality effect, thus giving players an immersive experience.
When mobile games have chosen Unreal Engine as the development platform, Qualcomm also cooperated with the Unreal Engine team to announce that in 2022, it will bring users a mobile version of Unreal Engine 5 for Snapdragon 8, which also means that the performance of Snapdragon 8 in the future will be greatly improved in terms of game anti-aliasing and dynamic global illumination, thus bringing PC and console-level game experiences to mobile players.
In general, the technological innovation brought by Snapdragon 8 in the game can not only achieve the high quality and high frame rate experience of the game to meet the current players, but also be very forward-looking, and can also play the ultimate performance in the future game market.