Information about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 7/8 Gen 2
• Segment
  Mobile
• Generation
  2
• Predecessor
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  1x Cortex-X3
• B-Core
  4x Cortex-A715/A710
• C-Core
  3x Cortex-A510
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No
• Overclocking
  No
• A-Core Frequency
  3.20 GHz
• B-Core Frequency
  2.80 GHz
• C-Core Frequency
  2.00 GHz

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno SD 8 G2
• GPU frequency
  1.00 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo
• Generation
  7
• Direct X
  12.1
• Technology
  4 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2022

List of video codecs supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode
• AVC
  Decode
• VC-1
  Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR5-6400
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel)
• ECC
  No
• AES-NI
  No

Let's find out what TDP has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  4 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A
• Architecture
  Cortex-X3 / -A715 / -A510
• Operating systems
  Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM)
• Virtualization
  None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv9-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2022