Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset with flagship-grade performance

Qualcomm has introduced its latest premium chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, expanding the company’s premium tier family and providing consumers with increased choice and flexibility. The chipset comes as the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and is positioned below Qualcomm’s latest flagship SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The upcoming OnePlus 15R is also confirmed to launch as the first phone with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5: Performance details

Powered by Qualcomm’s custom Oryon CPU, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 delivers peak speeds of up to 3.8 GHz, translating to a 36% boost in performance. It also has an updated Adreno 840 GPU, which brings an 11% improvement in graphics rendering, while web browsing is promised to be 76% more responsive. Further, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 also gets Qualcomm’s Hexagon NPU, offering 46% improvement in AI tasks compared to the SD 8 Gen 3.

This new chipset also gets the Frame Motion Engine 3.0 support, like on the 8 Elite Gen 5, but without Adreno High-Performance Memory (HPM). The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 also uses the same X80 5G Modem-RF System, which was also there on last year’s Snapdragon 8 Elite. Multiplayer gaming is also said to be more seamless with this chipset, with better connectivity and consistent high frame rates. The chipset also promises better photography control with improved context-aware autofocus, auto-white balance, and night videography.