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Qualcomm Debuts Laptop-Level Mobile Chips with Emphasis on Generative AI to Compete with Apple

Wallstreet InsightTuesday, Oct 22, 2024 3:46 am ET

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Qualcomm has just unveiled its latest AI mobile chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, on Monday, with a strong emphasis on generative AI capabilities. Though the stock dipped over 1% at the close.

Qualcomm is bringing technology first developed for its laptop chips, branded Oryon, to its mobile phone chips for the first time. During its Snapdragon Summit on Monday, the company called the Oryon CPU the "[f]astest mobile CPU in the world." The platform is designed to support multimodal generative artificial intelligence features.

The 8-core CPU cluster can deliver up to a 45 percent performance boost and is 44 percent more power-efficient than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, according to Qualcomm. The Adreno 830 GPU embedded in the processors is 40 percent faster and more power-efficient compared to last year's Adreno 750, with the company stating that portable gaming sessions will last up to 2.5 hours longer. The chip will utilize TSMC's 3nm 'N3E' architecture, directly competing with Apple's iPhone 16 series.

In terms of AI capabilities, the Snapdragon 8 Elite supports up to 70 tokens per second on certain AI models, although Qualcomm did not specify the size of these models. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 can support Large Language Models (LLMs) with 10 billion parameters at almost 15 tokens per second, or the Llama 2 7B model at 20 tokens per second.

The Snapdragon X80 5G modem also leverages AI to manage multiantenna connections, ensuring the clearest signals. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are integrated so that calls leaving Bluetooth range are seamlessly transferred to Wi-Fi. The modem boasts a Peak Download Speed of 10 Gbps and a Peak Upload Speed of 3.5 Gbps.

AI has been one of those areas where I think Google is moving fast, but we have our own technology to offer that end developer, said Chris Patrick, Qualcomm's senior vice president and general manager for mobile handsets.

Qualcomm announced that Samsung Electronics, Asustek Computer, and Xiaomi will use the new chip. The chip is expected to power many flagship Android phones next year, including the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold, Galaxy Z Flip 7, and the OnePlus 13.

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