Qualcomm seems determined to saturate the market for high-end mobile processors. Although we had already commented on some aspects about the performance jump What would this processor have, the latest leaks about the future Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 They leave us with a clear conclusion: the standard version looks so good that the Pro variant could lose meaning. According to the leaker Digital Chat Station, the company will present two versions of this chip manufactured under the advanced process of 2 nanometers from TSMCbut the differences seem to come down to very specific details.
The core of the news is that the base version will share the same architecture of Oryon CPU new generation than its older brother. This means that the fluidity of day-to-day life will be practically indistinguishable. The main concession of the standard model will be its system-level cache memory, which will remain at 6 MB compared to a higher amount in the Pro model; a difference that in practice the average user will barely notice.
A graphical leap with the new Adreno 845 GPU
Where things get really interesting is in the graphics section. The standard model will incorporate a Adreno 845 GPU designed with an architecture divided into six segments or slices. To put it in perspective: the first Snapdragon 8 Elite had only three of these divisions. This translates into much more efficient graphics processing, supported by 12 MB dedicated memory for the GPU, which predicts spectacular performance in the most demanding games.
For its part, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro will up the ante with 18 MB graphics cache and support for faster RAM and storage standards. However, the question arises as to whether this extra power is really necessary or if we are reaching a technical ceiling where the numbers only serve to inflate the final price of the device.
If Qualcomm does not drastically cut key sections such as artificial intelligence processing in the base model, this processor could be the smarter choice for the next generation.
Do you think brands will continue charging exorbitant prices for Pro versions that offer almost imperceptible improvements for the average user?
