Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 offers a multitude of upgrades that are focused on mobile gaming, such as support for hardware-accelerated ray tracing, external monitors, and upscaling. However, whether it is the lack of software updates or sheer performance deficit, the company’s latest and greatest can still lag behind Apple’s A17 Pro in some areas. The latest difference between the two is the limitation of visual settings in Call of Duty Mobile Warzone, where the premium Android SoC does not support the ‘PEAK’ graphics option.
In contrast, the A17 Pro found in the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max supports ‘PEAK’ graphics in Call of Duty Mobile Warzone
Concept creator Ben Geskin recently got his hands on the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, which is one of the most powerful Android flagships at this time, as not only does it feature a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but it can be configured with either 12GB of 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM. Unfortunately, what good are these ‘paper specifications’ if one spends a hefty premium on one of these devices and cannot even crank up the visual settings on Call of Duty Mobile Warzone? In the post below, you can see that in the ‘VISUAL QUALITY’ setting, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is limited to ‘HIGH,’ whereas there is also a ‘PEAK’ option that delivers the highest image quality.
In this regard, Apple’s A17 Pro powering the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are a much better option if you want to specifically enjoy Call of Duty Warzone Mobile as both of Apple’s current-generation flagships have the ‘PEAK’ graphics setting enabled. It is possible that with a future update, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will support this option too, but for the time being, Android flagship owners will likely be disappointed that the iPhone camp has a lead against them. When comparing the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max display specifications, we noticed that the Chinese firm’s flagship supports a higher 3200 x 1440 resolution.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 can't do PEAK graphics in Call of Duty #WarzoneMobile 😒
Textures are pretty soft. Still fun though. pic.twitter.com/VDG8xRo4RI
— Ben Geskin (@BenGeskin) March 21, 2024
Assuming that Call of Duty Mobile Warzone runs at the native resolution in each smartphone, Xiaomi 14 Ultra may be running out of video memory, preventing users from enabling ‘PEAK’ graphics settings. An argument can be made that one of the reasons why iOS is preferred for gaming is thanks to continuous optimizations, and that might be the case with Call of Duty Mobile Warzone. Hopefully, with the launch of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which sports the Adreno 830 that is seemingly faster than Apple’s M2 and rumored to have a 46 percent higher multi-core score than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, perhaps Qualcomm can bridge the gap later this year.
News Source: Ben Geskin
