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Qualcomm will use TSMC's second-generation 3nm process to produce the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which means we will witness the high energy efficiency characteristics of the chip. However, it is also possible that Qualcomm has optimized the SoC to make the Adreno 750 GPU more "performance per watt" than MediaTek's Dimensity 9300. According to the latest internal test data, the power consumption of the chip's graphics processor is eye-popping, but the CPU is not.

The information posted by @negativeonehero shows that although the running power consumption is only 8W, the multi-core running score of Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is 7300 points. If you want to compare the scores, this is about the same performance level as Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, while the A17 Pro in Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max has a slightly higher score. The title of the post also wrote that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 GPU can reach the peak performance of Dimensity 9300, while consuming only half the power of the latter.

Unfortunately, the custom Oryon cores do not exhibit the same characteristics. The whistleblower said that in terms of CPU, internal test data showed only a single-digit improvement in energy efficiency compared to the current generation of chipsets, and suggested that potential Android flagship smartphone users should skip this generation and wait for devices equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 if they really care about CPU performance. Earlier news said that the chipset will use a custom "Pegasus" core, but will maintain the same CPU cluster as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.

While some were skeptical of Qualcomm’s first-generation Oryon cores, the company put those doubters to rest with the launch of the Snapdragon X Elite for Windows laptops. That powerful SoC, also powered by custom Oryon cores, had no trouble competing against Apple’s M3, doing well in some benchmarks but falling short in others. With the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, though, Qualcomm has taken a completely different form factor, and it’s worth watching how the CPU and GPU perform under different power limits.