Qualcomm highlights Snapdragon AI on PC and introduces unprecedented Oryon core

In a section dedicated to Snapdragon on PC, Qualcomm Reinforced its commitment to computers During the Snapdragon 2022 Summitto highlight their partnership MicrosoftAnd revealed some important news. In addition to confirming that it will integrate the features of the package Adobe with Dedicated devices for Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 As for artificial intelligence, the giant unveiled Oryon, an unprecedented core developed with Nuvia that will power Apple Silicon’s long-awaited competitor.

If you haven’t done so yet Achieving a competitive level of performance with x86 processors (My God🇧🇷 Intel) or even with Apple Silicon, also based on the ARM architecture, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, the latest premium chipset in the line of laptops, is very powerful in tasks that use artificial intelligence – at least that’s what Qualcomm said during its presentation dedicated to computing in Snapdragon Summit.

This advantage would be given by the presence of a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), which would run AI resources in an ad-hoc manner, relieving the stress that this type of technology places on the CPU and GPU, as seen in traditional computers. This distribution of processing will also increase efficiency and allow multiple AI-powered technologies, such as different audio and image filters in video calls, to be implemented simultaneously.

When discussing these advantages, Qualcomm cited how the SQ3 chip From the newly announced Surface Pro 9 with 5G Based on Snapdragon, it has an NPU as a differentiator — Microsoft itself even highlighted the component’s capabilities in a demo in which the noise of the audience watching the ad was removed in real time in audio recordings. The Giants’ partnership extends even further than that With Windows Dev Kit 2023a new device aimed at Windows developers powered by the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3.

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According to the company, Dev Kit 2023 promises to encourage adoption of the Windows On ARM platform, which gained an important boost announced during the summit: Adobe. Qualcomm revealed that in addition to working to improve Adobe Sensei, the artificial intelligence of the Adobe group, for the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 and SQ3 NPU, the partner will release native versions of its Creative Cloud applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro) for ARM on Windows. This is one of the most felt absences in the ecosystem, as competitors Apple Silicon is already supported.

Another strong boost to Snapdragon’s growth on the PC is Citi Group, which revealed that more than 70% of the financial institution’s global staff will be part of a transition where traditional laptops will be replaced by Snapdragon devices, including The latest Lenovo ThinkPad X13s🇧🇷 Among the reasons for this bet, Citi and Qualcomm specifically point to AI resources, as well as energy efficiency and the resulting high battery life.

Snapdragon with Oryon will be a competitor to Apple Silicon

Qualcomm also brought a surprise to the presentation: the unprecedented Orion core. Few details have been revealed about this news, but it is long overdue Developed with Nuvia, which promises to deliver enough performance to compete with the Apple Silicon family. Presumably based on Phoenix, an original project developed by the startup prior to the Qualcomm acquisition, the solution should boost performance and efficiency to the point of competing with x86 cores that consume much less power.

Oryon, which also names the CPU as a whole, will equip the “next generation Snapdragon for PC,” which may be called the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4, if the giant keeps the approved nomenclature so far. The component should be announced at the end of 2023 during the upcoming Snapdragon Summit, and reach consumers in 2024. Its announcement comes shortly after rumors that Nuvia technology will A new Snapdragon for desktop PCs, with promising features.

In addition to significant leaps in performance and efficiency, this processor, codenamed “Hamoa”, would use 12 cores (8 high-performance and 4 high-efficiency), memory and cache configurations similar to the Apple M1 and “very promising performance”. One of the most important features will be support for dedicated GPUs, such as video cards from Microsoft My God And the nvidia, which makes it more attractive to gamers and professionals. However, it is worth emphasizing that this information is rumors.

For now, the only sure points are the Oryon name, the use of custom cores in the next-generation Snapdragon 8cx, and promises of a significant increase in processing power. More information should be released in the coming months.

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