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Qualcomm's regular Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 drops features found on last year's chip

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 lacks High Performance Memory, certain video codecs, and Matrix cores for AI graphics that were present on last year's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. These capabilities are instead reserved for the pricier Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, which also gets 50% more local memory for on-device AI models than the standard Gen 6.

androidauthority.com · 2026-09-26

Qualcomm details next Snapdragon Elite GPU with Adreno Matrix Cores for AI upscaling

Qualcomm has shared new details on the GPU inside its upcoming flagship Snapdragon chip, revealing three new Adreno Matrix Cores designed to run AI workloads with lower latency and better power efficiency. These cores power a new feature called Adreno Neural Fusion, which handles frame generation and AI-based upscaling, promising fewer visual artifacts, more stable performance, and up to 40% lower power use than Qualcomm's earlier solution.

androidauthority.com · 2026-09-02