Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 To Switch To High-Bandwidth, Energy-Efficient DRAM Chips In 2024, Along With A Transition To TSMC’s N3E Process
Qualcomm is rumored to switch to TSMC’s advanced 3nm process or N3E, starting next year, meaning that the company’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could potentially be the first product from the chipset maker to showcase the attributes of being made on a next-generation node. However, we should expect other upgrades along the way, such as the transition to faster and more efficient DRAM support.
With LPDDR5X RAM support present for current-generation chipsets and will likely be integrated with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 that is slated to be announced later this year, the only way forward is with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. According to @OreXda, Qualcomm’s 2024 flagship SoC is said to support the LPDDR6 standard, and on Twitter, the tipster cleverly shared a press image of Samsung’s LPDDR6 DRAM, suggesting that the Korean manufacturer will lead from the front.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is said to be the first Qualcomm chipset to switch to the company’s custom Oryon cores, which will be possible thanks to the earlier acquisition of Nuvia. It is likely that these Oryon cores will benefit from higher memory bandwidth granted by switching over to the LPDDR6 standard, though we do not know the exact specifications of this technology.
LPDDR6 Coming with Snapdragon N3E
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