Qualcomm‘s latest flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, is built using TSMC’s third-generation 3nm (N3E) process. It seems like Qualcomm is staying with a reliable partner for its next chip, the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2,

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The original Snapdragon 8 Elite has 2 x Oryon Prime CPU at up to 4.32GHz, 6 x Oryon Performance CPUs at up to 3.53GHz. The 7-Core version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite has 2 x Oryon Prime CPU at up to 4.32GHz, but instead of 6 Performance cores, this has 5 x Oryon Performance CPUs at up to 3.53GHz.

What’s more interesting is the GPU, Adreno 825, according to the benchmark. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has an Adreno 750, and the 8 Elite has an Adreno 830. The Adreno 825 GPU in the Geekbench listing above is from the same generation as the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which further led to the belief that the Vivo V2453A device runs the Snapdragon 8s Elite.

The lower-tier offering comes as Qualcomm is rumored to be working on midrange and overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite variants.

Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite 7-core version, aimed at foldable smartphones to reduce heat in sustained workloads.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chip will power most of the flagship Android smartphones and foldables this year. The foldable version of the chip features a 7-core CPU cluster that reduces power consumption and heat generation.