Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 855 Plus, a higher-performance version of the company’s flagship Snapdragon 855 chipset for phones.
The new SoC packs a more powerful CPU and GPU, it’s designed for high-end gaming phones coming out later this year. The 855 Plus is based on the same Kryo 485 CPU and Adreno 640 GPU as the standard 855, but the CPU top clock speed has been boosted from 2.84 GHz to 2.96 GHz, and the GPU offers “a 15% increase”.
The chipset is paired with a suite of gaming-oriented software features to make the “Snapdragon Elite Gaming Experience”. The software suite includes Game Jank Reducer, Game Fast Loader, Game Anti- Cheat Extensions, and more.
