Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite, the world’s fastest mobile CPU, which will enable a new age of on-device generative AI. The platform is intended to tackle multimodal AI difficulties while prioritising privacy. It also supports AI-powered 5G and Wi-Fi 7, enabling on-the-go entertainment and productivity.
Qualcomm Technologies released the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform, the world’s fastest mobile system-on-chip. The platform includes the Qualcomm Oryon CPU, Qualcomm Adreno GPU, and upgraded Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, which provide game-changing performance increases.
The Qualcomm Oryon CPU improves on-device AI capabilities by providing fast and effective interactions. It can see what you see with your camera’s live view and respond to voice, text, and picture cues. With its vast bandwidth and unbroken audio, the Qualcomm Adreno GPU powers realistic mobile gaming. Additionally, the platform supports gaming, AI-ISP, camera capabilities, and lightning-fast online surfing.
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According to the company, Qualcomm Hexagon NPU is merged with the new AI ISP, which provides advanced camera functions including on-device video object eraser, unlimited Semantic Segmentation at 4K resolution, and real-time skin and sky modifications for natural colour and lighting in unpredictable situations.
The Qualcomm Adreno GPU increases efficiency by 40%, while the Qualcomm Oryon CPU boosts speed by 45%, increases power economy by 44%, and boasts the biggest shared data cache in the mobile market. Mobile games will now be able to use Unreal Engine 5’s Nanite solution and Chaos Physics Engine, which enable realistic item interactions and high-quality 3D settings.
While Qualcomm Expanded Personal Area Network (XPAN) technology delivers whole-building untethered audio coverage, the Snapdragon Sound Technology Suite with Qualcomm aptX Lossless Technology offers 24-bit 48kHz Bluetooth music streaming and 24-bit 96kHz Wi-Fi music streaming.
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With its AI tensor accelerator, the Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF System provides 30% more precise location positioning and multi-gigabit 5G speeds. The 40% more efficient Qualcomm FastConnect 7900 Mobile Connectivity System combines Bluetooth wireless technology, Wi-Fi range, and UWB proximity technologies for building access management and object tracking.
Leading OEMs and smartphone brands, including ASUS, Honor, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, RealMe, Samsung, Vivo, and Xiaomi, are set to launch devices powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
