Qualcomm moved to 3nm and claimed 45 per cent more NPU speed at 45 per cent better efficiency, pivoting its messaging to multimodal input and longer context. It gave no parameter count, no token rate and no named model, making this generation harder to compare than its predecessor.
Snapdragon 8 Elite
The naming break — no Gen number — and a step backwards in disclosure: the parameter ceiling published a year earlier disappeared.