Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 launch date confirmed by Qualcomm

Qualcomm has already confirmed the launch date for its next-gen flagship SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The company has scheduled its Snapdragon Tech Summit, which automatically confirmed the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3’s arrival.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 launch date has been confirmed

Qualcomm usually announces next-gen flagship chips during the Snapdragon Tech Summit, so the same is expected this year. The conference was scheduled for October 24, 25, and 26 in Maui, Hawaii.

The chip will probably launch on October 24, as Qualcomm usually does that on the first day of the Snapdragon Tech Summit. We’re still almost 5 months away from that launch, but the dates are official.

Having said that, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (SM8650) will allegedly use a new 1+5+2 cores setup, compared to a 1+2+2+3 setup Qualcomm used in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. TSMC’s N4P process will be used for manufacturing.

This chip will utilize a new cores setup

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is expected to utilize 1x Cortex-X4 prime core, 5x A720 performance cores, and 2x A520 power efficiency cores. On top of that, the Adreno 750 GPU will be a part of the package.

Based on some rumored info, the Adreno 750 GPU will bring significant improvements in the performance department. And it will offer 10MB L3 cache, compared to 8MB L3 cache from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

The Xiaomi 14 series could be the first to utilize the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, based on some info from a tipster. That wouldn’t be surprising at all. Do note that the Xiaomi 14 series will first launch in China, though.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 proved to be an outstanding SoC, as was the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Since Qualcomm transferred over to TSMC, things have improved considerably, and those two chips are proof on their own. The expectations for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 are quite high.