Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 linked to 2nm and LPDDR6 in leaks

Qualcomm is already being linked to a next generation of flagship mobile processors after leaks described ambitious technical upgrades for a rumored Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and new details about a lower‑tier Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 variant. The leaks, circulated this month by the tipster Digital Chat Station, say the Gen 6 could move to TSMC’s second‑generation 2 nanometer process, support LPDDR6 memory and UFS 5.0 storage, and carry the internal model number SM8975, with an expected unveiling in late 2026.

If the reported shift to TSMC’s N2P 2nm node is accurate, chip designers would gain higher transistor density along with claimed efficiency and performance advantages over current 3nm chips. The leaked figures cite as much as an 18 percent performance boost or a 36 percent reduction in power consumption compared with the 3nm node used for recent Qualcomm silicon. Support for LPDDR6 and UFS 5.0 would also increase memory bandwidth and storage throughput, changes that chipmakers say are important for handling intensive machine learning and camera workloads on smartphones.

The same leak and several subsequent reports suggest the Gen 6 will follow the early 2024 Snapdragon 8 Elite...