#Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm on Tuesday, during the Snapdragon Summit 2022 has unveiled its newest flagship tier chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 that augments every aspect of its predecessor's capabilities in terms of performance, AI, camera, and connectivity. [caption id="attachment_322934" align="alignnone" width="720"] Image/ Qualcomm[/caption] Performance and AI Formally known as SM8550-AB, this chip runs on 4nm process with better Kryo CPU that promises up to 35% higher performance with 40% more efficiency as compared to last year's Gen 1. Qualcomm boasts that Sony image sensors' Digital Overlap HDR (DOL-HDR) and Samsung’s 200MP HP3 are optimized for Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 — that's also first to include AV1 codec for playback up to 8K HDR at 60fps. Connectivity The 8 Gen 2 has the new Snapdragon X70 5G modem with support for both mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G. For the full technical information about Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, you may click here to for its product brief. Qualcomm has announced the new Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 processors. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 includes AI-powered camera features, Qualcomm Adaptive Performance Engine 4.0 for gaming, up to 21% better GPU performanc, and support for Wi-Fi 7 and ultra-fast 5G connectivity. Meanwhile, the Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 can deliver up to 77% better GPU performance and supports 90FPS gameplay which is a first for the first time in the Snapdragon 4 series. Read more in our articles including "Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 now official" and "Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5, Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 announced".