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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.
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Processor core design shifts as 2-nm-based high-performance big-core hybrids surge
Mobile and PC processor core design is shifting away from big.LITTLE architectures that relied on low-power little cores, toward hybrid designs built around high-performance big cores. Samsung Electronics’ Exynos 2600 and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite adopt only mid and high-performance cores. The change is supported by improved power efficiency from 2-nm GAA processes and by heavier workloads such as Android background tasks and on-device AI, pushing demand for more efficient handling of medium workloads.