While we are getting closer to the end of the year, the companies announce new products. Today, Qualcomm has announced its latest mid-range 7 series Mobile Platform, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. The chipset comes as the successor to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. According to the official announcements, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 offers improved performance and efficiency. Here are the details about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Mobile Platform…
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC offers 50% faster GPU performance
Qualcomm announced that the chipset has a similar 1+3+4 architecture, as the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2, which was launched about a year ago. However, the newest chipset offers a better performance, especially in GPU. When we look at the announcements, we can see that the latest Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC offers over 50% faster GPU performance than its predecessor.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset has 1x 2.63GHz ARM Cortex-A715 prime core, 3x 2.4GHz Cortex-A715, and 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A510 efficiency CPU cores. Additionally, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 comes with 15% improvements in CPU performance compared to 7 Gen 1.
Moreover, the company explains that the Qualcomm AI Engine offers 60% better AI performance per watt. Thanks to this engine, the newest chipset becomes the most powerful mid-range chipset compared to its predecessors. Also, it has a 12-bit Triple ISP with support for up to 200MP photo capture.
Qualcomm has said that the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 platform will be used by major phone makers like HONOR and vivo, and the first device with this technology is set to be revealed this month. HUAWEI CEO Richard Yu has stated that the HONOR X100, featuring the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip, will be unveiled on November 23rd.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 specs
- 1 x Kryo Prime CPUs (Cortex A715-based) at up to 2.63GHz, 3 x Kryo Performance CPUs (Cortex A715-based) at up to 2.4GHz, 4x Kryo Efficiency CPUs (Cortex A510-based) at up to 1.8GHz
- Built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon X63 5G modem-RF system, 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz
- Qualcomm Adreno GPU, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 FP, Vulkan 1.3
- Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder; HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision
- Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec, New Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier, Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Playback: -108dB, Qualcomm Audio and Voice Communication Suite
- Up to 21 MP triple camera, Up to 32+21 MP dual camera, Up to 64 MP single camera with ZSL, Up to 200MP Photo Capture, Qualcomm Spectra Image Sensor Processor (Triple 12-bit ISPs)
- 4K HDR Video Capture + 64 MP Photo Capture, 10-bit HEIF: HEIC photo capture, HEVC video capture, Video Capture Formats: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, 4K HDR Video Capture @ 60 FPS, Slow-mo video capture at 1080p 120 FPS
- Qualcomm Hexagon NPU: Fused AI Accelerator, Hexagon Tensor Accelerator, Hexagon Vector eXtensions, Hexagon Scalar Accelerator, Support for mix precision (INT4, INT8, and INT16), Qualcom Sensing Hub
- LPDDR5 3200MHz memory, LPDDR4x 2133 MHz
- USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, UFS 3.1
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 technology
