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Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC – Ignites Endless Possibilities, AI
Qualcomm officially launched the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. This processor is 30% faster and 20% more efficient than its predecessor to ensure astonishing experiences on the upcoming Android flagships. There’s a lot to discuss about the chipset, let’s dive in.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC is built on the 4nm process and has a clear focus on AI, gaming, audio, and camera advancements. It’s an octa-core chip, featuring a Cortex-X4 prime core running up to 3.3 GHz, five performance cores at up to 3.2 GHz, and 2 efficiency cores clocked up to 2.3 GHz.
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The latest Qualcomm chipset supports LPDDR5x memory up to 4800 MHz and as much as 24 GB. It also supports Wi-Fi 7 up to 6 GHz, including 802.11be, 802.11ax, 80211ac, and 80211a/bg/n. Moreover, the processor has the X75 5G modem with both sub-6 GHz and mmWave antennas.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 x AI
Qualcomm’s AI Engine supports multi-modal generative AI models and popular large language models for speech recognition. Resulting in, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 can run up to 20 tokens per second for instant AI assistant responses.
Furthermore, the company’s Sensing Hug securely accesses your personal data like favorite activities, fitness level, and location to give better AI assistant responses. Along with enhancing camera capabilities, Semantic Segmentation can enhance the vibrancy and detail of images in real-time.
In terms of gaming, Qualcomm’s latest chip is capable of delivering ‘console-defying’ gaming with 240 fps support on 240 Hz displays. Adreno Frame Motion Engine 2.0 can generate frames for smoother playback, and there’s Unreal Engine 5.2 support.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 comes with 40% better Ray Tracing, all thanks to its 25% faster, 25% more power-efficient GPU (graphics processing unit). In addition, the chip can deliver 24-bit 96 kHz lossless music over Bluetooth.
Samsung x Snapdragon
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series will also use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. While the phones are likely to launch in January 2024, it will be interesting to see how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy is better than the standard chipset arriving on other Android phones.