Qualcomm has discreetly added a new variant of its flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V-series chipset to its official lineup. Carrying the model number SM8850-1-AB, this gaming-optimized silicon is confirmed to power the upcoming Redmi K100 Pro series, launching in China on August 11.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V-Series
The new chipset shares most of its core specifications with the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. It retains the same 4.6GHz Oryon Prime cores, 3.62GHz performance cores, 1.2GHz Adreno GPU, and advanced connectivity features.
The only documented hardware difference is a slight adjustment in Adreno High Performance Memory (HPM); the new variant features 12MB of dedicated HPM, compared to the standard version’s 18MB. Despite this change, the platform retains high-end gaming technologies like hardware-accelerated ray tracing and Unreal Engine 5 optimizations.
This specialized chip joins three other Gen 5 variants already in the market, giving manufacturers more options for gaming-centric flagships.
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