Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G 7nm Compute Platform launched for ultra-thin Always On, Always Connected PCs

By Ashwini Kuldeep on Sep 03, 2020 12:39 PM

Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G Compute Platform

Qualcomm has announced its most advanced and efficient Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platform that offers superior performance with multi-day battery life, 5G connectivity, enterprise-grade security, and AI acceleration, as well as an advanced camera and audio technology.

It gives up to 50% greater system-wide performance and battery life versus competing solutions, offers 5G connectivity through both Sub-6 GHz and 5G mmWave, and supports Wi-Fi 6. It also has Qualcomm Aqstic echo cancellation and noise suppression (ECNS) technology, Qualcomm Spectra ISP that enables mobile camera technology, up to 4K HDR and support up to 32 MP camera, also support dual 4K displays through a single Type C cable to a dock, and Microsoft Secured Core PC and Windows Hypervisor.

Qualcomm 8cx Gen 2 5G Compute Platform Specifications -

CPU	Octa-Core (4x performance Kryo 495+ 4x efficiency Kryo 495) CPU 7nm Process Technology
Connectivity	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 modem with 5G NR, Support for sub-6 GHz and mmWave
RAM/Storage	Memory Type: LPDDR4x, 8 channels Memory speed: Up to 2133 MHz Storage: NVMe SSD, UFS 3.0
5G Peak Speed	7 Gbps, 5G Peak Upload Speed: 3 Gbps, 5G Modes: FDD, TDD, SA (standalone), NSA (non-standalone), 5G mmWave specs: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2×2 MIMO, 5G sub-6 GHz specs: 200 MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO, 5G RF: 100 MHz envelope tracking, Adaptive antenna tuning
4G Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 LTE modem Cat 20/13 speeds of up to 2 Gbps down, 7x20MHz carrier aggregation, 256-QAM, 4×4 MIMO on five carriers and 316 Mbps up, 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation, 256-QAM, Uplink Data Compression, Full-Dimension MIMO (FD-MIMO), Maximum 20 spatial streams
Visual Subsystem	Qualcomm Adreno GPU, API Support: DX12
AI Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 690 Processor, Qualcomm Sensing Hub technology
Wi-Fi & Bluetooth	802.11ad, 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 60 GHz, 2×2 (2-stream), MU-MIMO, Multi-gigabit Wi-Fi, Dual-band simultaneous (DBS), Integrated baseband Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, USB 3.1
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ technology

Qualcomm 8cx Gen 2 5G Compute Platform Features -

4th Generation Qualcomm AI Engine, Enhanced voice assistant experiences with Qualcomm Aqstic technology
Supports all versions Windows 10 (Enterprise, Pro, Home)
Improved crypto-security
Remote management and location awareness for enterprise efficiency
Connected Standby / Instant On
Multi-gigabit speeds for virtually seamless cloud connectivity/computing: up to 2Gbps LTE

The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platform will be introduced in the commercial devices in late 2020.