Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, both on TSMC's 2nm process, with two 5GHz prime cores and six 4GHz performance cores (Axel Metz/TechRadar)
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processors. Both chips are manufactured using TSMC's advanced 2nm process technology. The new lineup features a CPU architecture with two 5GHz prime cores and six 4GHz performance cores.
- ▪Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processors.
- ▪The new chips are built on TSMC's 2nm manufacturing process.
- ▪The processors include two prime cores running at 5GHz.
- ▪The processors include six performance cores running at 4GHz.
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- ▪ Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 comes in an Extreme version too — The Verge
- ▪ Qualcomm is making not one but two versions of its flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip — Engadget
- ▪ Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6: Qualcomm explains how (and why) its two newest flagship mobile chipsets differ — TechRadar
- ▪ Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 — 9to5Google
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