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Qualcomm adds first dedicated AI core to Adreno GPU

Qualcomm has added a dedicated core for artificial intelligence calculations to its GPU for the first time. On Sept. 2 it unveiled an updated architecture for the Adreno GPU used in its next-generation premium platform and introduced an AI-based rendering technology called Adreno Neural Fusion. Qualcomm said it confirmed a 12 percent improvement from the architecture and will disclose detailed GPU performance figures at this month’s Snapdragon Summit.

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Qualcomm unveils next-generation Snapdragon CPU, first mobile chip to hit 5 GHz

Qualcomm unveiled key technologies for its next-generation Snapdragon flagship platform on Tuesday, introducing the new Qualcomm Oryon CPU. The company said the mobile CPU reaches 5 GHz for the first time and also raises instructions per cycle, boosting perceived performance across apps, gaming, content creation and agentic AI. Qualcomm said it used a fully custom design and introduced a new cache architecture, Qualcomm Oryon FlexCache, to dynamically allocate cache across heterogeneous cores.