Rumor | Snapdragon 8 Gen 4: Leak touts Apple A18 Pro-crushing performance for next-gen Qualcomm chipset

Qualcomm is expected to launch its next-gen flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, in the last quarter of the year. Tentative details of the SoC have leaked in the past, and a new one now provides a clearer image of what to expect from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3's successor, well ahead of its launch.

According to a rumor on the grapevine, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to dominate its closest rival, Apple's A18 Pro, when it debuts. Supposedly, the Qualcomm chipset will achieve a Geekbench single-core score in the region of 3500, with the A18 Pro failing to get past the 3300 mark on the same test. For example, previous leaks indicated a single-core score in the 2800 range for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. In addition to said incredible single-core numbers, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is also rumored to outperform the A18 Pro in both multi-core and GPU tests.

While those numbers sound fantastic on paper, reality may well be disappointing, as the leak also claims the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4's prime core could be clocked at 4.3 GHz, with a potential power draw of 1.3V. Those numbers are, of course, not viable on a smartphone at this point, and so we wouldn't place much stock in this leak. For some perspective, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 already runs quite hot and has its prime core clocked at just 3.3 GHz. 

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