In September, Xiaomi is expected to take the covers off the Xiaomi 18 series of smartphones. It is expected to arrive as the first phones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series chip, which means Qualcomm may unveil this new chip in the same month. Rumors suggest that there are two versions of the chipset, which will power different flagship phones across various brands this year. A new Weibo post, courtesy of tipster Digital Chat Station, reveals how the two chips may differ from each other.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 key specs leaked
According to the tipster, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, which has the part number SM8950, will be built using TSMC’s new-generation 2nm process and will feature a 2+3+3 architecture. As for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro (part number SM8975), it will also be a 2nm chip with the same architecture.
The new leak reveals that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 will have a shared 16MB L2 cache and an Adreno 845 GPU with a six-slice design. It will also be paired with 12MB GMEM, 6MB of system-level cache, LPDDR5X RAM, and UFS 5.0 storage.
Digital Chat Station added that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 will have slightly reduced cache and peripheral specifications compared to the Pro version. This chip is expected to power mid-tier models in the flagship category.
As per other reports, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro is expected to feature a more powerful Adreno 850 GPU and support LPDDR6 RAM. It may also achieve clock speeds of 5GHz or even 6GHz. Reports suggest that it could power Ultra-branded flagships, and is also expected to be used in devices like the OnePlus 16 and iQOO 16.
