In recent years, Qualcomm has been continuing to promote diversification based on the dominant position in the mobile phone market, of which PC is their focus area. At ces 2022, Qualcomm determined that the equipment powered by the 3rd generation Snapdragon 8cx computing platform and the 3rd generation Snapdragon 7c+ computing platform is expected to be available in the first half of 2022. I have to say that Qualcomm is quite confident in the RAM architecture notebook market, and the leading position of technology is also unquestionable, and I believe that with the official appearance of these two new computing platforms, it may change today's notebook market.
The 3rd generation Snapdragon 8cx computing platform is quite special, it is Qualcomm's first 5nm Windows PC platform SoC chip products, in the process is in the global leading position, with a very high ceiling. On this basis, the 3rd generation Snapdragon 8cx computing platform adopts a combination of 4 Cortex-X1 custom super cores and 4 Cortex-A78 custom large cores, which has 85% higher performance than the previous generation and has a very large performance upgrade. At the same time, compared with the competitive x86 processor, the performance per watt is up to 60% faster (based on Geekbench5), and has 29+ TOPS AI acceleration performance, with better AI capabilities and energy efficiency, and there will be obvious advantages on mobile notebook platforms.
Compared with the equivalent x86 processor, the 3rd generation Snapdragon 8cx computing platform gives full play to Qualcomm's technical advantages in the field of RF front-end, and the network connection ability is very strong. The 3rd Generation Snapdragon 8cx Computing Platform integrates the Snapdragon X65 5G modem and RF system, and the highest peak can have a peak throughput rate of 10Gbps. In addition, the 3rd generation Snapdragon 8cx computing platform also has the blessing of Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 mobile connection system, which supports the simultaneous use of multiple Wi-Fi bands and antennas. With the blessing of such network capabilities, the network connection capabilities of mobile notebook platforms have been greatly improved, which plays a very key role in the business field.
At present, the mobile notebook platform mainly has two directions of business and game, and the ARM architecture notebook is obviously more suitable for business at present, so the 3rd generation Snapdragon 8cx computing platform has been specially optimized for the business experience. It is reported that the 3rd generation Snapdragon 8cx computing platform can also provide the latest generation of 3A algorithms - auto focus, auto white balance and automatic exposure, so that the remote conference experience has been significantly improved. At the same time, the 3rd generation Snapdragon 8cx computing platform can also support ultra-clear audio experience in various environments, support the camera security architecture of Windows Hello login, and the comprehensive experience consideration is quite perfect.
Qualcomm has launched different positioning products for different price points, which is more conducive to the overall development of Snapdragon notebooks. The new 3rd generation Snapdragon 7c+ computing platform is entry-level positioning, using a 6-nanometer process process, with the same network capabilities as the 3rd generation Snapdragon 8cx computing platform. The new 3rd Generation Snapdragon 7c+ computing platform has up to 60% more CPU performance and up to 70% more graphics performance, and the power is also quite good.
I have to say that Qualcomm's efforts are still visible to the naked eye, the ability of the 3rd generation Snapdragon 8cx computing platform and the 3rd generation Snapdragon 7c+ computing platform is in the leading position in the industry, and there are good development prospects in the notebook field in the business direction, which can bring a better experience. I believe that with qualcomm's efforts, the PC market will usher in new changes, let us look forward to the 3rd generation of Snapdragon 8cx computing platform and the 3rd generation of Snapdragon 7c+ computing platform-driven equipment officially debuted.