On May 13, according to foreign blogger Jasonwill101, Qualcomm is currently redesigning its Snapdragon 8 Gen4 processor to increase the new target frequency to 4.26GHz, which is aimed at coping with the competition of Apple's M4 / A18 / Pro processor. It is understood that Qualcomm is confident in the redesigned processor, and they believe that with TSMC's 3nm "N3E" process, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to reach the target frequency.
However, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen4 does not support the Scalable Matrix Extension (SME) feature. Considering that Apple has already adopted the ARMv9 architecture and supports Scalable Matrix Extension (SME) technology, and Qualcomm's competitors lack the relevant features, the new 4.26GHz target frequency for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor may be to bridge the performance gap. However, it seems that phone manufacturers need to adopt a larger heatsink area to ensure that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 continues to run at high performance.
According to the current news, the Snapdragon 8 Gen4 will abandon the ARM public architecture and adopt a new architecture developed by Qualcomm, which is also Qualcomm's first fully self-developed SoC. Editor's comment This news shows Qualcomm's efforts in coping with competitive pressure and technical challenges, and hints that the fierce competition in the smartphone market will be more fierce in the future.
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