Qualcomm Brings Snapdragon AI to PC and Unveils Unprecedented Oryon Core

In the section dedicated to Snapdragon on PC, Qualcomm strengthened his commitment to computers during the Snapdragon 2022 summithighlighting partnerships with Microsoft, and revealing some important news. In addition to confirming that it will work to integrate package features Adobe com special hardware Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 for artificial intelligence, the giant has unveiled Oryon, an unprecedented core co-developed with Nuvia that will form the basis of Apple’s long-awaited rival Silicon.

If you are not yet reach a level of performance that can compete with x86 processors (AMD, Intel) or even with Apple Silicon, also based on the ARM architecture, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, the latest premium chipset in the lineup for laptops, is extremely powerful in tasks that use artificial intelligence – at least that’s what Qualcomm said during its presentation on computing at the Snapdragon Summit.

This advantage will be provided by having a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that will run AI resources in a dedicated manner, offloading the burden that this type of technology puts on the CPU and GPU, as seen in traditional PCs. This distribution of processing will also increase efficiency and allow multiple AI-based technologies to be applied simultaneously, such as various audio and image filters in video calls.

Discussing these benefits, Qualcomm noted that the SQ3 chip the recently announced Surface Pro 9 with 5G based on Snapdragon, has an NPU as one of the differentials – Microsoft itself even highlighted the capabilities of the component in a demo in which the noise of the audience watching ads was removed in real time in audio recordings. Giants partnership expands com or Windows Dev Kit 2023a new device designed for Windows developers powered by the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor.

 

According to the company, Dev Kit 2023 promises to drive adoption of the Windows On ARM platform, which received an important boost announced during the summit: Adobe. Qualcomm announced that in addition to working on optimizing Adobe Sensei, Adobe’s AI suite, for Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 and NPU SQ3, the partner will release native versions of Creative Cloud apps (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro). for ARM on Windows. This is one of the most tangible shortcomings in the ecosystem, as competitors Apple Silicon is already supported.

Another strong underpinning of the rise in Snapdragon usage on PCs was the Citi Group, which reported that more than 70% of financial institution employees worldwide will be part of the transition that replaces traditional laptops with Snapdragon-powered devices, including latest Lenovo ThinkPad X13s🇧🇷 Among the reasons that led to this rate, Citi and Qualcomm just point to AI resources, as well as energy efficiency and, as a result, high battery life.

Snapdragon with Oryon will compete with Apple Silicon

Qualcomm also brought a surprise to the presentation: the unprecedented Oryon core. Details about this news have not yet been received, but this is long-awaited news. core developed with Nuvia, which promises to provide enough performance to compete with Apple’s Silicon family. Allegedly based on Phoenix, an original project developed by the startup before it was acquired by Qualcomm, the solution should boost performance and efficiency to the point of competing with far less power-hungry x86 cores.

Oryon, which also names the CPU as a whole, will power the “next generation Snapdragon for PC” which could be called the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 if the giant keeps the nomenclature adopted so far. This component should be announced at the end of 2023 during the next Snapdragon summit, and it will be presented to consumers in 2024. His announcement came shortly after rumors surfaced that Nuvia’s technology would work. a new Snapdragon for desktop with promising features.

In addition to significant performance and efficiency improvements, this “Hamoa” processor will feature 12 cores (8 high-performance and 4 high-performance), memory and cache configurations similar to the Apple M1, and “extremely promising performance.” One of the most important points will be support for dedicated GPUs, such as video cards from AMD e Nvidia, which would make it more attractive to gamers and professionals. However, it is worth emphasizing that this information is hearsay.

So far, the only confirmed points are the Oryon name, the use of custom cores in the next generation Snapdragon 8cx, and promises of massive increases in processing power. More details should be published in the coming months.

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