Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Extreme Gen 6
Qualcomm announced two flagship chipsets, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, both with 5GHz peak clock speeds and a new GPU architecture.
Qualcomm has announced two new flagship chipsets: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. Both share 5GHz peak clock speeds and a new GPU architecture, according to androidauthority.com.
The regular Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 lacks High Performance Memory (HPM), a feature present on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The Gen 5 had 18MB of GPU cache as HPM, while the Gen 5 V-Series had 12MB. Qualcomm states HPM improves memory efficiency by up to 10% in demanding workloads.
Video capabilities differ between the two new chips. The regular Gen 6 supports 8K30 recording, down from 8K60 on the Gen 5, and 4K120 capture with 1080p slow motion up to 960 FPS. The Extreme variant supports 8K60 recording and 4K240 slow motion.
The Gen 6 spec sheet also omits 10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut, and Google Ultra HDR support. The Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec is absent from the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6.
Quick answers
What are the two new Qualcomm flagship chipsets?
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6.
Does the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 support 8K video?
Yes, but at 8K30, down from 8K60 on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
What is High Performance Memory (HPM)?
HPM is a feature that Qualcomm says improves memory efficiency by up to 10% in demanding workloads. It was present on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 but is absent from the regular Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6.