Qualcomm takes swing at Intel with Oryon, unlocks 240 fps gaming on flagship phones with 8 Gen 3: Top announcements from Snapdragon Summit

Qualcomm made some major announcements at this year’s Snapdragon Summit, including the launch of its new Oryon CPU and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform. The Oryon CPU is Qualcomm’s first custom Arm CPU design, and it squarely targets Intel that has long dominated the desktop CPU market.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform is Qualcomm’s latest flagship mobile platform, and it promises to deliver significant performance improvements over the previous generation. One of the most notable improvements is support for 240 fps gaming on flagship phones. This will make for an incredibly smooth and responsive gaming experience, claims company.

Qualcomm also made few other major announcements. Here’s a summary of the top announcements from the Snapdragon Summit 2023:

Qualcomm Oryon CPU: Qualcomm at the event launched its Snapdragon X Elite platform that features the company’s first in-house CPU design dubbed as Oryon CPU. It promises to deliver up to 2 times faster CPU performance over its the competitor matching their peak performance with one-third of the power. More details on the Oryon CPU are awaited. Qualcomm’s Oryon CPU is a major development for the tech industry. It could lead to a more competitive and innovative laptop and desktop market, as Qualcomm challenges Intel’s dominance.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform: Qualcomm’s latest and greatest flagship mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 promises to deliver significant performance improvements over the previous generation. It also supports 240 fps gaming on flagship phones, making for an incredibly smooth and responsive gaming experience. It is built on TSMC’s 4nm process and features a number of significant upgrades over its predecessor, including a focus on generative AI and power savings. The company claims this to be the first AI-focussed mobile platform. the AI engine of the chipset supports multi-modal gen-AI model including the latest large language models. The smartphones with snapdragon 8 gen 3 is expected to be available in coming weeks.

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Snapdragon X Elite: Qualcomm’s new premium connectivity platform, the Snapdragon X features advanced AI features that improve battery life and signal quality. Qualcomm calls it the most powerful computing processor it has ever created for the PC. It features a Qualcomm AI Engine with an integrated Qualcomm Hexagon NPU for AI capabilities. Snapdragon X Elite is capable of running generative AI LLM models over 13B parameters on-device and also includes the updated dual Micro NPU inside the ultra-low-power Qualcomm.

Snapdragon Seamless: Qualcomm’s new device connectivity technology, Snapdragon Seamless, makes it easier than ever to connect and switch between devices. It supports seamless connectivity between smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other devices. It describes it as “a cross-platform technology that enables Android, Windows and Snapdragon devices using other operating systems to discover each other and share information to work as one integrated system.”

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