Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset with seven cores launched

New Snapdragon 8 Elite is claimed to be priced less than original octa-core version, providing a smooth, seamless gameplay experience
An undated image of a person playing game on smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. — Qualcomm
An undated image of a person playing game on smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. — Qualcomm

Qualcomm has silently rolled out a new version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip with seven cores. The new variant provides the same clock speeds as the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite. 

The smartphone manufacturers are likely to sport their handsets with this new seven-core Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset in the coming months.

The new chip is featured with prime and performance cores in a 2+5 configuration. Gadinsider has compiled all the details of the silently released Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset with seven cores.

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite variant

The company listed a new variant of the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset with part number SM8750-3-AB on its website. This version has seven CPU cores, with two Prime cores clocked at up to 4.32 GHz, and five performance cores clocked at up to 3.53 GHz.

This results that the new variant has one less performance core, compared to the original Snapdragon 8 Elite.

It is built on a 3-nanometre fabrication process and sports the chipmaker's Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF system.

The new Snapdragon 8 Elite is claimed to be priced less than the original octa-core version. Smartphone manufacturers are expected to use the new chipset as a more cost-effective option for their lower-volume flagships.

However, Qualcomm has yet to officially reveal a lineup of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that will be the first to equip their smartphones with the new Snapdragon 8 Elite variant.