Qualcomm quietly launches Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 mobile processor
Qualcomm has quietly launched its latest mobile chipset — the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. It builds on the prowess of the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chip by claiming to offer 10 percent better CPU performance and 20 percent improved artificial intelligence (AI) performance. It is the second chipset that the American chipmaker has launched in recent months, following the launch of the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 SoC for entry-level devices that was announced at the Snapdragon for India event on July 30.
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Chipset Specifications
According to For Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chip, which carries the model number SM6475-AB, is the latest addition to its mid-tier platform. It sits above the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 that the company introduced in May . The chip is built on a 64-bit architecture, with an eight-core Qualcomm Kryo CPU clocked at 2.4GHz.
Qualcomm says that devices with this chipset will support LPDDR5 RAM clocked at 3200MHz and full-HD displays with a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz. The Adreno GPU onboard is said to deliver up to 30 percent improved performance. It brings support for OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1 and OpenCL 2.0 APIs. The chipset is manufactured on a 4-nanometer process.
Additionally, it has Qualcomm Sensing Hub with a Low Power AI System that brings support for AI-based features like voice assistants, noise cancellation, and camera capabilities. It also gets Variable Rate Shading, a feature that displays main content in full resolution, while everything else is displayed in lower quality.
Smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chip support lenses up to 200-megapixel. The chipset features a triple 12-bit Spectra ISP setup, which offers multi-frame noise reduction, an AI-based de-noising engine, and Staggered High Dynamic Range (sHDR).
According to Qualcomm, the new mobile processor will support satellite systems such as QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, and GPS with lane- and curb-level accuracy. For connectivity, it gets Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6E support. It will also bring Quick Charge 4+ support via USB Type-C. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 will also support fingerprint recognition via a dedicated sensor thanks to Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Max support.
