Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 unveiled: faster, more efficient, with ray tracing and Wi-Fi 7

Today the Qualcomm team unveiled its new flagship – the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Performance has been improved on all fronts compared to the Gen 1 model – performance that we will soon experience as the first devices based on the Gen 2 are just around the corner.

This chip is formally known as the SM8550-AB and is fabbed on a 4nm node. Here are more details about its components.

CPU and GPU

Qualcomm has focused on improving power efficiency, but the new chip still brings appreciable speed-ups. The new Kryo CPU trio delivers up to 35% higher performance with up to 40% higher…