Qualcomm Announces 28nm Quad-Core 2.5GHz Snapdragon Chipset For Tablet PCs
Qualcomm today announced its quad-core Snapdragon chipset designed to meet the requirements of next generation tablets and computing devices. This is the companies fourth generation of Snapdragon chipsets. This new one is codenamed Krait and is made with a brand new 28nm process. For comparison, the current Snapdragon chipsets, even the dual-core ones, are made with 45nm. The new quad-core APQ8064 is what the flagship chipset will be known as on the market. With the purpose of being built for mobile devices, this 28nm micro-architecture will redefine performance, achieving speeds of up to 2.5GHz per core and minimizing power consumption and heat generation to enable new, thin and light form factors. Samples of the APQ8064 are anticipated to be available in early 2012.
It looks like Qualcom needs to update this video that they released just two days ago! Advances like this will quickly bring Stereoscopic 3D video and other amazing features to the mass market!
The APQ8064 processor will include the Adreno 320 quad-core GPU, which will deliver fifteen times greater performance than the original Adreno GPU, for a console-quality gaming experience, as well as rendering rich UIs. With up to 20 Megapixel camera support, the APQ8064 will internally synchronize two camera sensors for 3D video recording and will support external 3D video playback. As part of the next generation Snapdragon family, the APQ8064 will share a core set of features, including a quad-combo of connectivity solutions (i.e. WLAN, GPS, BT and FM), support for NFC and stereoscopic 3D (S3D) video and photo capture and playback. The APQ8064 also will support all available major operating systems and be software compatible across the chipset family.
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