The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip will also have other updates beyond AI, according to leaked marketing materials. These include a 30% faster CPU, a 25% faster GPU, support for 240fps gaming, improved ray tracing, night vision video capture, and Dolby HDR photo capture. It is also expected to include 5G Advanced support. Qualcomm is expected to officially announce the chip at its Snapdragon Summit, starting October 24th.
Key takeaways:
- Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip is expected to have a heavy focus on AI, with features such as AI camera tools that can remove objects from videos, expand areas of a photo, and generate fake backgrounds.
- The chip is also expected to run various AI models, including Stable Diffusion and Meta’s Llama 2, with an upgraded Hexagon neural processor that is 98 percent faster.
- The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip is likely to first appear in Samsung’s Galaxy S24 line, and will be used in other top Android phones throughout the year, except for Google’s Pixel line which uses its own Tensor processors.
- Other updates for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 include a 30 percent faster CPU, a 25 percent faster GPU, support for 240fps gaming, improved ray tracing, night vision video capture, Dolby HDR photo capture, and 5G Advanced support.