Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC could have higher clock speeds than Apple's A17 Bionic
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 promises to be a beast
The iPhone 14 Pro almost supported ray tracing
Design setback put Apple's A16 GPU behind Qualcomm and MediaTek's latest
Qualcomm goes beyond the smartphone, shows off new hardware
Why it matters: Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Summit is typically a celebration of all things smartphone. After all, it's the time and place where the company unveils its latest SoC design for the next generation of premium Android smartphones. True to form, the company did introduce Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which is expected to be the engine powering upcoming premium phones from Samsung, Motorola, and many other vendors including Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi.
Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform for future Android flagships
What just happened? During Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2022 conference in Hawaii, the wireless specialist introduced its latest premium mobile platform that'll power the next generation of flagship Android smartphones. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform is built on 4nm process technology and is comprised of a Kryo CPU featuring one prime core clocked at up to 3.2 GHz, four performance cores running at up to 2.8 GHz and three efficiency cores that can hit speeds of up to 2.0 GHz.
Russia made some amazing 48-core Arm SoCs before the sanctions started
About as fast as modern Ryzen CPUs
Intel teases Raptor Lake platform innovations as AMD prepares to launch Ryzen 7000
Beyond raw performance: wireless connectivity and AI enhancements
Opinion: Will someone else buy Arm?
Arm licensees want an assurance that Arm progresses on its much-needed roadmap
AI is everywhere, and it's exhausting...
But wait, there are some useful ways in which AI is permeating into daily life
Qualcomm's W5 platform for wearables is faster, offers big jump in battery life
A smaller, more power efficient 4 nm design
Apple M2 Review: Can It Keep Up with AMD and Intel?
The new Apple M2 is being touted as a much faster SoC than its competitors, but we'll have to see that for ourselves as we test it against the best parts from Intel and AMD in the Windows world.
Enhanced versions of Apple's M2 SoC are expected to enter mass production later this year
Apple M2 Pro expected to utilize TSMC's 3nm process node
Qualcomm announces new flagship mobile SoC: the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
And a new 7-Series chip for higher-end midrange devices
Inside the Apple M1 is an incredibly quirky GPU
It's sort of a cross between desktop and mobile hardware
AMD is already hiring for PlayStation 6, next-gen console chip development
It's never too early to look to the future
Apple sues stealth startup over allegations it poached engineers to steal trade secrets
Rivos allegedly carried out a "coordinated campaign" against Apple
Qualcomm's Apple M1 competitor is on track for late 2023
Is this a delay or a simple clarification?
Intel Core i9-12900HK Review: Can Intel's Fastest CPU Beat Apple's M1 Pro?
The Core i9-12900HK is Intel's most recent and fastest CPU for laptops. In this review we'll be pitting it up against a range of other mobile chips, including the beast that is the Apple M1 Pro.
Apple has a game changer in its M1 UltraFusion Chip Interconnect
Apple is setting a new benchmark in chip design
Apple M1 Ultra benchmarks put it ahead of Core i9-12900K and Xeon W, close to Threadripper 3990X
High price, high performance
MediaTek unveils Dimensity 8000 series SoCs to rival Snapdragon on 5G phones
The company wants to sway OEMs away from Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888
MediaTek unveils Kompanio 1380 chipset for premium Chromebooks
The new chipset will debut in the Acer Chromebook Spin 513 later this year
MediaTek says its Dimensity 9000 SoC is ready to power the next generation of flagship phones
The Taiwanese company continues its push against Qualcomm and Samsung at the high end
Qualcomm sets forth ambitious roadmap that includes car tech design wins and powerful PC chips
Qualcomm expands its view to the connected edge
Qualcomm says it will have a serious competitor for Apple Silicon ready by 2023
The chipmaker has its eyes set on the Windows laptop market
Apple M1 Pro Review: Is it really faster than Intel/AMD?
Today we're taking our benchmarking to places it's never been before with an in-depth look at an Apple Silicon product. How does the M1 Pro chip perform against the best x86-based CPUs from AMD and Intel?
