Chip company Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon 8cx, first 7-nanometer chip for faster, longer lasting, and Always Connected Windows 10 PCs

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Chip company Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon 8cx, first 7-nanometer chip for faster, longer lasting, and Always Connected Windows 10 PCs

January 2, 2019

Briefing

  • Snapdragon 8cx – Chip company Qualcomm introduced Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform, world’s first 7-nanometer chip built for Windows 10 Always Connected personal computers (PCs)
  • Powerful GPU – Has Adreno 680 as graphics processing unit (GPU) for rendering images twice as fast as previous generation, 60% faster than Snapdragon 850 Mobile Compute Platform, with twice more transistors, and double memory bandwidth
  • Better Performing CPU – Equipped with Kryo 495 CPU which is fastest Kryo CPU ever made, with octa-core CPU design, and more cache for better multi-tasking
  • Integrated Modem – Built with Snapdragon X24 LTE integrated modem, first modem to support Category 20 LTE with speeds of up to 2.0 Gbps
  • Comparison – Supports double performance than competition, while using a fraction of power
  • Features – Include better performance, battery life and connectivity

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Information Technology

Organization

Qualcomm Inc.

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Original Publication Date

December 6, 2018

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