Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
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Qualcomm highlighted the addition of generative AI capabilities as it unveiled the latest evolution in its Snapdragon 7-Series. The company said that the chip is the first in the range to be compatible with Wi-Fi 7.

The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is the first in the mid-tier range to offer GenAI compatible with Baichuan-7B, Llama2, and Gemini Nano, the same models as its Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 unveiled earlier this week. Qualcomm stated its latest chip delivers improvements of 15% in CPU and 45% in GPU performance over its predecessor, along with being the first to run its High Band Simultaneous Wi-Fi connectivity technology.

The company emphasized gaming features including a post-processing accelerator and Adreno Frame Motion Engine 2, which it stated delivers PC-quality graphics. An 18-bit cognitive image signal processor is said to deliver top-notch photography features. Chinese vendors OnePlus and realme, and Japanese manufacturer Sharp are set to be in the vanguard in terms of releasing devices running the chip.