Qualcomm unveils its new chip, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3

In 2018, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8cx Original. At that time, he valued the power and theautonomy provided by its chip for laptops. However, faced with computers equipped with x86 from Intel and AMD for Windows, the old chips from Qualcomm have not been able to prevail. Recently, Qualcomm introduced its latest Windows laptop chip: the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3. This technology is the successor to the 8cx Gen 2 model which was released last year.

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The manufacturer praises in particular the performance improvements of processor (CPU) and Graphic card (CPU). According to him, the performance of the CPU of the new chip would surpass by 85% those of the old one. As for the GPU, Gen 3 would be 60% faster. In addition, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is the first chip to be engraved in 5 nm for Qualcomm.

Despite Qualcomm’s promises, part of its audience is still quite skeptical.

Qualcomm’s new chip offers several days of battery life?

At the end of his new generation Snapdragon 8cx chip, Qualcomm does not miss the opportunity to compare his chip to another. However, he remains vague in his statements, not taking the risk of naming any product in particular.

“60% more performance per watt compared to competing x86 platform. ”
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In addition, the company also announced a “Autonomy of several days” for devices which will be equipped with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3. However, she did not offer further details regarding this feature.

Better performance of artificial intelligence

One of the various improvements offered by this new chip concerns its artificial intelligence. Qualcomm maintains that the Spectra ISP offers a better autofocus. The automatic white balance as well asautomatic exposure during videoconferences have also been improved. In addition, the audio was not left out. THE’HE offers a feature upgrade fromnoise cancellation and echo to provide better sound quality.

Moreover, in terms of connectivity, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has met most expectations. The chip supports modems in particular Snapdragon X55, X62 Where X65 5G of the society. As for Wi-Fi, the 8cx Gen 3 will be able to support the Wi-Fi 6 and 6E.