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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Detailed in a New Leak; Set to Take on PC Market

Simranpal Singh — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:50:09 +0000

The much-awaited Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite is expectedly the company’s high-end chipset tailored for the PC market. Amid some previous leaks, a new report by Windows Report revealed the full specifications of Qualcomm’s upcoming chipset. Bundling the custom Oryon cores, the new chipset aims to offer 2x improved CPU and GPU performance than the present x86 processors.

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Snapdragon X Elite Features

With the focus on generative AI, the new Snapdragon X Elite will bundle Hexagon NPU which offers 45 trillion operations per second – TOPS. It is a 55% improved performance than the predecessor Snapdragon 8cx Gen3 SoC. Thanks to the Snapdragon Oryon CPU, that makes it is more power efficient, powerful, and productive with its generative AI models.

Qualcomm is expected to announce the new chipset at the Snapdragon Summit 2023. Based on 4nm architecture, the processor bundles 12 high-performance cores clocked at 3.8GHz and a dual-core boost of 4.3GHz. It bundles Qualcomm Adreno GPU with 4.6 TFLOPs and DX12 API support. Its LPDDR5x RAM offers 42MB of total cache and 136 GB/s memory bandwidth for its capacity to support 64 GB memory. Considering the competition, the chipset would offer 50% better performance.

Snapdragon X Elite Specifications

In connectivity, the new chip integrates support for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, which is a considerable development over its predecessor that lends support for up to WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1. Interestingly, the Video Processing Unit now supports AV11 encoding and decoding.

Below are the full Specifications for the Snapdragon X Elite:

CPU	Qualcomm® Oryon CPU 64-bit Architecture 12 cores, up to 3.8 GHz Single and Dual-Core Boost, up to 4.3 GHz
GPU	Qualcomm® Adreno GPU Up to 4.6 TFLOPs API Support: DX12
Memory	Memory Type: LPDDR5x Transfer rate: 8533 MT/s Capacity: Up to 64 GB Bandwidth: 136 GB/s Bit Width: 16-bit Number of Channels: 8
Storage	SD: SD v3.0 SSD/NVMe Interface: NVMe SSD over PCIe Gen 4 UFS: UFS 4.0
Display	Display Processing Unit (DPU) Name: Qualcomm® Adreno DPU Max. On-Device Display Resolution: eDP v1.4b, up to UHD120 HDR10 Max. External Display Resolution: DP v1.4 – 3 displays, up to UHD60 HDR10, 2 displays 5K60
VPU	Video Processing Unit (VPU) Name: Qualcomm® Adreno VPU Encode: 4K60 10-bit encode – H.264, HEVC (H.265), AV1 Decode: 4K120 10-bit decode – H.264, HEVC (H.265), VP9, AV1 Concurrency: 4K60 decode – H.264, HEVC (H.265), VP9, AV1 / 2x 4K30 encode – H.264, HEVC (H.265), AV1
Camera	Image Signal Processor Name: Qualcomm Spectra ISP Dual 18-bit ISPs Always-sensing ISP Dual Camera: 2x 36 MP Single Camera: Up to 64 MP Video Capture: 4K HDR
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth	Wi-Fi/Bluetooth System: Qualcomm® FastConnect 7800 System Generations: Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6 Standards: 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a Spectral Bands: 6 GHz, 5 GHz, 2.4 GHz Spatial Streams: Up to 4 Peak QAM: 4K QAM Features: Passpoint, 8×8 Sounding, TDLS, Wi-Fi QoS Management, Wi-Fi Optimized Connectivity, Wi-Fi Location, OFDMA (UL/DL), Miracast, Target Wake Time, Voice-Enterprise, MU-MIMO (UL/ DL), Multi-Link Operation (MLO), High-band Simultaneous (HBS) Bluetooth Specification Version: Bluetooth 5.4 Bluetooth Connection Technology: Bluetooth LE M.2. Interface: WiFi M.2. card over PCIe Gen 3
USB	USB Specification Version: USB 4.0 Interface Type: 3x USB-C 3x USB4, 2x USB3.2 Gen2, 1x eUSB2

Qualcomm’s new processor will offer better power efficiency with similar performance. Like its predecessor, Snapdragon 8cx Gen3, the Snapdragon X Elite will have DirectX 12 support and better computational features than the Xbox Series S, which houses AMD RDNA2 architecture. The Chispet’s AI capabilities also have enormous potential, which can be used to enhance the user experience.

It would be worth waiting for Qualcomm’s summit which is scheduled for October 24 before jumping to conclusions about the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite.

Samsung unveils Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3

Sudhanshu — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:44:09 +0000

Samsung introduced the Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 earlier this year, a top-tier 2-in-1 convertible notebook with 12th Gen Intel processors. Now, the company has revealed the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3-powered ARM version of the Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 in South Korea. The laptop is set to hit market shelves in Korea in January 2023. Let’s take a look at its design, specifications, and pricing.

Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 specs

The Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 comes with a 360-degree hinge allowing the device to be used as a laptop or tablet. The Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 2 360 sports a Super AMOLED display, a 33.7-centimeter touch screen, is 11.5 mm thick and weighs 1.04 kilograms.

The laptop is equipped with Qualcomm’s most recent Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 CPU, which enhances performance and multitasking by 85% and 57%, respectively when compared to Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2.

Additionally, it makes use of the Adreno GPU, which improves graphics and provides better processing speed. Moving on to connectivity, the Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 2 360 uses Qualcomm’s Fast Connect 6900 system technology for a stronger connection to Wifi 6E. You can get up to 35 hours of screen time with this battery.

Price & availability

The Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 2 360 will be available in South Korea on January 26, 2023. In South Korea, the laptop will cost 1.89 million won, which is approximately US$1,485.

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 5G launched with 120Hz display & Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3

Sean — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:08:28 +0000

Microsoft has just launched a number of new products in the market, including the likes of the Surface Pro 9, Surface Studio 2+, and Surface Laptop 5. And arriving alongside these models is the new Surface Pro 9 5G, which features various upgrades over the Surface Pro X.

Display & Design

Looking at the display specifications, it appears that both the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Pro 9 5G model has identical displays. This means, that this variant also sports a 13 inch display that has a 120Hz refresh rate 3:2 aspect ratio, 2,880 x 1,920 pixels resolution, and a 1200:1 contrast ratio as well. Unfortunately, it appears that the 5G enabled model does not support Dolby Vision IQ and auto color management unlike the base Surface Pro 9.

Apart from this, it still features the 2 in 1 design, which means it can shift between a laptop and a tablet. The Surface Pro 9 5G is also larger than the Surface Pro X and even heavier as well, measuring 287 x 209 x 9.3 mm and weighing 883g compared to 287 mm x 208 mm x 7.3 mm and 774g for the Pro X. Apparently this additional weight comes from a larger battery pack.

Specifications

With the larger size, the Surface Pro 9 5G features a 47.7Whr battery pack, which is larger than the 39.2Whr battery on the Surface Pro X. Furthermore, the Surface Pro 9 5G model is based on an ARM chipset from Qualcomm rather than the Intel Alder Lake-U CPUs on the base Surface Pro 9 variant. It features the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chipset that features four ARM Cortex X1 cores that run at 3GHz and four Cortex A78 cores running at 2.4GHz frequency. Thanks to this chipset, this device is also the first 5G enabled product that Microsoft has released, which runs on its Windows operating system.

As per official claims, this notebook can last for up to 19 hours on a single ful charge, which is around 3.5 hours more than the Surface Pro 9 model. Oddly enough, the American tech giant decided to launch the Surface Pro 9 5G in just the Platinum color option. The Sapphire, Forest, and Graphite variant are now exclusive to the Surface Pro 9.

Pricing & Availability

Microsoft has also revealed the pricing for the Surface Pro 9 5G, which arrives in four different storage configurations. the 8GB RAM + 128GB SSD storage variant is priced at 1,299 US Dollars. On the other hand, the 8GB + 256GB model wil go for 1,399 US Dollars. The 16GB + 256GB variant has a higher price tag of 1,599 US Dollars, while the top end 16GB + 512GB version has a heft cost of 1,899 US Dollars.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 announced for next-gen Windows on ARM devices

Jeet — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 02:37:29 +0000

Qualcomm has been announcing several new products at its annual Snapdragon Tech Summit and after unveiling the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip for smartphones and Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 for gaming devices, the company has now taken the wraps off the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 computing platform.

As the name implies, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is a successor of the 8cx Gen 2 model that was launched last year. It is built using the 5nm process, a first for a chip made for Windows devices. The company has also promised an 85 percent improvement in CPU performance and 60 percent faster GPU performance.

For connectivity, the chipset offers support for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55, X62, and the X65 5G modems. To recap, the Snapdragon X65 offers peak download speeds of up to 10Gbps, Snapdragon X55 delivers up to 7.5Gbps speeds while the Snapdragon X62 offers up to 4.4Gbps speed.

It packs Qualcomm’s Spectra ISP, which promises better autofocus, auto-white balance, and auto-exposure for videoconferencing. It supports a single camera up to 24MP, along with up to 4 concurrent cameras, and also has support for 4K HDR video capture at 30fps, slow motion 720p video at 480fps.

The chip now supports UFS 3.1 storage which offers faster read and write speeds. There’s also Qualcomm Voice Suite, which has Qualcomm Noise and Echo Cancellation technology to cancel out unwanted background sounds.

The company is claiming that the chip supports “multi-day battery life” but it has not provided any more details related to this. Devices powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 are expected to launch in the first half of 2022.

Qualcomm is also working on its next-generation chips for Windows PC that are expected to be powering devices from 2023. Those chips are designed by Nuvia, a company that was acquired by Qualcomm for $1.4 billion earlier this year. The next-generation Nuvia designed chips launching in 2023 are aimed to compete against Apple’s M-series chips.

Purported Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chipset spotted on Geekbench

Balaji S — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:48:49 +0000

Early this month, Roland Quandt of WinFuture.de said that Qualcomm is working on a next-gen Snapdragon 8cx internally named SC8280 with an aim to take on the Apple M1 chip. Today, the third-gen chipset might have appeared on the Geekbench benchmarks.

A Geekbench 5 listing shows a benchmark of a device codenamed “Qualcomm QRD”. The device has a processor that is shown as “Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3”. It is an octa-core chipset and has a base frequency of 2.69GHz.

This is in line with Roland’s report who said that the chipset would be clocked at 2.7GHz. That is, if this is the third-gen 8cx, then it would have 4xGold+ cores at 2.7GHz and 4xGold cores clocked at 2.43GHz.

Anyway, the listing shows that the device scores 982 on single-core and 4,918 on multi-core categories. According to the Notebookcheck report, these scores match only 56% of Apple M1 performance. While the overall performance has improved, it looks like Qualcomm still needs a lot of catching to do with Apple.

That said, this particular benchmark isn’t necessarily verified as the third-gen Snapdragon 8cx chipset although it has the identifier ‘ARMv8’ on it. And even if this is the one, the sample could be of a prototype so let’s wait for an official word on the performance data.

The upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx chipset is said to be used primarily in Windows notebooks including the 2-in-1 machines. It will probably have an integrated NPU to handle AI-based tasks with up to 15 TOP(Trillions of Operations) of performance.

All these are hinting towards a competitive iteration from Qualcomm and only time will tell if it will up the ante and play a tug of war with its rivals in 2021.