Qualcomm’s next flagship Snapdragon SoC will target higher frequencies of 5.40 GHz while sticking to TSMC’s 2nm N2P node, but IPC gains are expected to remain below 10%

A new Snapdragon chipset is rumored to be in development and codenamed “Honu,” which suggests Qualcomm isn’t taking a break after announcing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. For next year’s SoC, the San Diego company is unlikely to stick with TSMC’s 2nm “N2P” process while aiming for higher clock speeds, but we shouldn’t get excited about a massive jump in performance.

Despite the slight performance gain, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 2027 SoC is not expected to see an increase in power consumption for the single core.

From what Weibo user “Unvanished Minds” learned, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme 7, also called SM8A75, could break the clock speed cap by targeting a frequency of 5.3 to 5.4 GHz, which would result in even better single-core performance, or so we thought. Rumor suggests that benchmark results in Geekbench 6 won’t exceed 10%, which might not excite Qualcomm’s partners for next year’s release.

The positive side is that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 7 will consume similar power to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 when measuring the single score, but no word on the multi-core capabilities of the upcoming SoC. Assuming next year’s high-end silicon doesn’t perform well, Qualcomm could price it slightly higher than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, thereby increasing adoption.

Sticking with TSMC’s 2nm N2P node could also lead to lower prices in the chipset market, and as the Taiwanese semiconductor giant moves to the 1.4nm node, it will hit a major production milestone with the 2nm process, which could lead to further reductions, but nothing is set in stone yet. New Offset PoP packaging technology has allowed Qualcomm to target higher clock speeds with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, but it also has its limitations.

Whether these limitations will be more apparent in next year’s version, we’ll know in 12 months. For now, we recommend readers treat this information with a pinch of salt, and we will return with more updates.

Information Source: Unvanished Spirits

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