Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon G-series chips are designed for portable game consoles and mobile gaming. Companies like AyaNeo are already collaborating with Qualcomm for new platforms.
Qualcomm has announced the Qualcomm Snapdragon G series, a new line of chips focused on handheld gaming devices. The company introduced three chips in this series, namely Snapdragon G1 Gen 1, Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 and Snapdragon G3x Gen 2. These three new processors of the company are intended to work with different form factors and meet specific gaming needs.
Snapdragon G series introduced
Qualcomm has unveiled the successor of the Snapdragon G3x chip that powers the Razer Edge, and other platforms that serve as the first models in the company’s new line of dedicated Snapdragon gaming chips. The flagship of the new Snapdragon G series, Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 is 30 percent faster than its predecessor in CPU performance and twice as fast as its predecessor in GPU performance. We will see this chip in devices used for Android, PC, cloud and remote console games. The chip is also strong enough to make it possible to broadcast live during games, as well as support ray tracing. The G3x Gen 2 also comes with WiFi 7 and 5G mmWave connections.
Snapdragon G series features
- Snapdragon G series introduced
- Snapdragon G series features
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- New Snapdragon G series for handheld consoles introduced
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- Qualcomm has announced the Qualcomm Snapdragon G series, a new line of chips focused on handheld gaming devices. The company introduced three chips in this series, namely Snapdragon G1 Gen 1, Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 and Snapdragon G3x Gen 2. These three new processors of the company are intended to work with different form factors and meet specific gaming needs.
- Snapdragon G series introduced
- New Snapdragon G series for handheld consoles introduced
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- Qualcomm has unveiled the successor of the Snapdragon G3x chip that powers the Razer Edge, and other platforms that serve as the first models in the company’s new line of dedicated Snapdragon gaming chips. The flagship of the new Snapdragon G series, Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 is 30 percent faster than its predecessor in CPU performance and twice as fast as its predecessor in GPU performance. We will see this chip in devices used for Android, PC, cloud and remote console games. The chip is also strong enough to make it possible to broadcast live during games, as well as support ray tracing. The G3x Gen 2 also comes with WiFi 7 and 5G mmWave connections.
- Snapdragon G series features
- DH Snapdragon G1 Gen 1 Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
- Processor 8 core Kryo CPU 8 core Kryo CPU 8 core Kryo CPU
- Graphics unit Adreno A11 Adreno A21 Adreno A32
- Connectivity Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi 6/6E, Bluetooth 5.0, mmWave and Sub-6 5G, FastConnect 6700 Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, mmWave and Sub-6 5G, Fast Connect 7800
- No Cellular 5G mm Wave and sub-6 5G mmWave and sub-6 (300 MHz)
- No Camera – Dual camera support
- Display 1080p, 60Hz FHD+ and 144Hz FHD+ and 144Hz
- Ray tracing No No Yes
Qualcomm designed the Snapdragon G1 Gen 1 platform for less demanding games on devices with lower specs. This platform seems to be ideal for remote console and PC gaming on dedicated fanless portables as well as cloud gaming. The chip supports up to 1080p 60 FPS and uses WiFi 5.
Finally, the chipmaker launched the Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 platform to serve as a middle ground between the two lines. While this platform is designed to be used in fanless gaming devices, it aims a little better in games in terms of performance. This chip can power portable devices used for cloud and remote console games, as well as devices used to play Android and PC games via WiFi 6/6E and 5G mmWave.
Qualcomm hopes to launch the new series quickly. Reference designs have already started to be submitted to some manufacturers for the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2. According to the statement, AyaNeo, Huaqin, Inventec, Thundercomm and other companies are collaborating with Qualcomm for portable gaming devices powered by Snapdragon G series.
