Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 brings big boost in CPU, graphics, and AI performance

Qualcomm says its next chip for flagship-class smartphones features a CPU that’s 30% faster than the previous-gen, a GPU that’s 25% faster, and an NPU (Neural Processing Unit for AI performance) that’s 98% faster.

But those speed boosts shouldn’t come at the expense of battery life, since Qualcomm says the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor also promising improved efficiency across the board.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 also features support for up to 24GB of LPDDR5x-4800 memory, has an integrated Snapdragon X75 5G modem, and Qualcomm’s FastConnect 7800 wireless system with support for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.

Other features included a triple 18-bit Qualcomm Spectra image signal processor, support for devices with USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C ports, and 24-bit/96 kHz audio.

Qualcomm says we can expect to see phones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chips from companies including Asus, Honor, OnePlus, Oppo, Sony, Xiaomi, and ZTE… but noticeably absent from that list is Samsung. That doesn’t mean we won’t see a next-gen flagship from Samsung featuring the processor, but I’m pretty sure Qualcomm would have included that company in its press release if it could have.

Source: liliputing