Qualcomm executive confirms Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be released in October

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be announced in October this year, confirmed a company executive on social media this Tuesday (28). The new chipset will mark the debut of Orion cores in the mobile market.

The announcement was made during a video shot by Don McGuire, Qualcomm’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO). He starts the broadcast by talking a little about the artificial intelligence (AI)-related news presented at MWC.

??Calling all Snapdragon Insiders…

CMO @donnymac in Europe this week #MWC24 and he has a special message and some secret information just for you?? pic.twitter.com/RBsBvytRlo

— Snapdragon UK (@Snapdragon_UK) February 28, 2024

“Snapdragon Summit will take place in October, and I know it seems like it’ll be a long time until then, but there will be a lot of cool things going on there, like the reinvention of our mobile platforms with Orion CPUs,” he noted.

“And this will be a great combination, along with the announcement of Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which I know you will be eager to check out, and it will happen in October 2024,” he added.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 was already expected to launch this year, but this is the first time Qualcomm has mentioned the name of the component and given a solid prediction for the launch.

Although CMO does not provide detailed information about the component, mentioning the Oryon CPU integration is important information. These cores are found in Snapdragon X Elite processors designed for laptops.

For now, the Snapdragon X Elite chipset is not included in any devices on the market, but leaked tests show that the component is quite powerful and promises very high energy efficiency.

More information will be revealed soon

As the launch approaches, more information about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to be released online, either officially or through leaks. For now, everything about the new chipset is in the realm of rumors.

Prior information, component Reached 2,845 points in single-core operations and 10,628 points in multi-core operations In Geekbench 6 benchmarks.