Devices powered by the new chipset are expected to be available in the market from Q2 2021
The Snapdragon 778G chipset has been manufactured using advanced 6nm process technology. (Credit: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.)
Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform, designed for delivering cutting-edge mobile gaming and accelerated artificial intelligence (AI) for enhanced photo and video experiences.
The new chipset is expected to be used in upcoming high-tier smartphones from Honor, Motorola, iQOO, Realme, OPPO, and Xiaomi.
Qualcomm Technologies said that devices powered by Snapdragon 778G are likely to be available in the market from the second quarter of 2021.
Qualcomm Technologies product management vice president Kedar Kondap said: “Snapdragon 778G was developed to address the growing demand by global OEMs for more platform options in the high-tier.
“Snapdragon 778G brings many of the latest premium technologies and features into the high-tier to help make next generation experiences more broadly accessible.”
The Snapdragon 778G 5G platform is said to have been manufactured using advanced 6nm process technology.
It comes with the Qualcomm Kryo 670 CPU, which lifts the overall CPU performance by up to 40%. The chipset also includes the Adreno 642L GPU, which is designed to render up to 40% faster graphics compared to the previous generation.
According to Qualcomm Technologies, the new chipset features three image-signal processors (ISPs), which enable three photos or videos to be captured simultaneously in wide, ultra-wide, and zoom formats.
Powered by the latest sixth generation Qualcomm AI Engine with the Qualcomm Hexagon 770 processor, the new chipset is claimed to deliver up to 12 tera operations per second (TOPs). When compared to its predecessor, the new chipset can deliver two times better performance with an improvement in performance per Watt.
For enhancing the gaming experience, the chipset delivers select Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming features such as Variable Rate Shading (VRS) and Qualcomm Game Quick Touch.
Variable Rate Shading is said to enable developers in specifying and grouping the pixels being shaded within different game scenes for lowering the GPU workload. Qualcomm Game Quick Touch, on the other hand, gives up to 20% faster input response for touch latency to facilitate a pro-gamer-level experience, said the company.
iQOO product line general manager Zeng Kunpeng said: “The new Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform achieves breakthrough innovations in camera and AI as it did in previous Snapdragon mobile platforms.
“Based on the cutting-edge features of Snapdragon 778G, we look forward to bringing users richer and more interesting mobile camera and gaming experiences.”
On the connectivity front, the Snapdragon 778G chipset features the integrated Snapdragon X53 5G Modem-RF System to help provide mmWave and sub-6 5G capabilities to more users across the world.
The new chipset from Qualcomm Technologies follows the launch of the Snapdragon 780G 5G mobile platform in March 2021.