Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite with the World’s Fastest Mobile CPU

Highlights:

• Snapdragon 8 Elite is the first Snapdragon Mobile Platform featuring Qualcomm’s next gen custom Qualcomm Oryon™ CPU.

• The platform powers a new era of on-device generative AI, built to handle the complexities of multi-modal AI seamlessly while prioritizing privacy.

• Leading OEMs and smartphone brands including ASUS, Honor, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, RealMe, Samsung, Vivo, Xiaomi, and more, are poised to launch devices powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, in the coming weeks.

At Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. unveiled the Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile Platform, the most powerful and world’s fastest mobile system-on-a-chip ever1. Our flagship mobile platforms are now taking on the Elite name, showcasing the remarkable progress it represents for the industry. This platform debuts industry leading technologies such as the second generation custom-built Qualcomm Oryon CPU, Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU and enhanced Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU, all of which deliver game changing performance improvements2. These innovations empower the Snapdragon 8 Elite to transform user experiences with their devices – making on-device multi-modal generative AI applications a reality on smartphones powered by Snapdragon. These technologies also fuel many other experiences across camera capabilities, with our most powerful AI-ISP, as well as next level gaming, super-fast web browsing and more.

"We are so excited to bring the power of Qualcomm Oryon to our Snapdragon mobile platforms for the first time. Earlier this year we debuted it in PCs, delivering remarkable experiences and unparallel battery life to PC users, energizing the industry and getting the attention of consumers. Today, our second generation of the Qualcomm Oryon CPU debuts in our flagship Mobile Platform – it's a major leap forward and we expect consumers to be thrilled with the new experiences enabled by our CPU technology” said Chris Patrick, senior vice president and general manager of mobile handsets, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "With leading CPU, GPU and NPU capabilities, the Snapdragon 8 Elite delivers dramatic performance enhancements and power efficiency 3. In addition, it revolutionizes mobile experiences by offering personalized, multi-modal generative AI directly on the device enabling the understanding of speech, context, and images to enhance everything from productivity to creativity tasks while prioritizing user privacy."