Qualcomm has silently announced the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SoC in the Snapdragon 6 series, after introducing the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 in June.
The Kryo CPU promises 10% improved CPU performance, the Adreno GPU promises over 30% better performance and the Hexagon NPU promises 20% better AI performance from the Qualcomm AI Engine compared to the predecessor Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 from 2022. The company has skipped the Snapdragon 6 Gen 2.
It still has triple 12-bit ISPs and Qualcomm FastConnect 6700 offering 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E) and Bluetooth 5.2 with dual antennas and NFC.
Highlights of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (SM6475)
- 4 x Kryo Performance CPUs (Cortex A78-based) at up to 2.4GHz, 4x Kryo Efficiency CPUs (Cortex A55-based) at up to 1.8GHz
- 4nm (Samsung 4LPX) process technology
- Built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G modem-RF system, 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz
- 5G download speeds of up to 2.9Gpbs
- Qualcomm Adreno GPU, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 FP, Vulkan 1.1
- Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder; HDR Playback Codec support for HLG
- Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec, New Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier, Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Playback: -108dB, Snapdragon Sound Technology Suite
- Up to 16 MP triple camera, Up to 32+16 MP dual camera, Up to 48 MP single camera with ZSL, Up to 200MP Photo Capture, Qualcomm Spectra Image Sensor Processor (Triple 12-bit ISPs)
- On-Device Display Support: FHD+ @ 120 Hz
- 4K HDR Video Capture + 48 MP Photo Capture, HEVC video capture, Video Capture Formats: HEVC, H.264, 4K HDR Video Capture @ 30 FPS, Slow-mo video capture at 720p at 240 FPS
- Qualcomm Hexagon NPU: Fused AI Accelerator, Hexagon Tensor Accelerator, Hexagon Vector eXtensions, Hexagon Scalar Accelerator, Support for mix precision (INT8, and INT16), Qualcom Sensing Hub
- LPDDR5 up to 3200 MHz, LPDDR4x up to 2100 MHz, up to 12 GB
- Wi-Fi 6E, 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) Multi-gigabit, Integrated 802.11ax, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6GHz, Bluetooth 5.2, LE Audio, LE Audio, Snapdragon Sound Technology Suite, with support for Qualcomm aptX Voice, aptX Lossless,
aptX Adaptive, NFC - GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC capable, Dual Frequency GNSS (L1/L5), Sensor-Assisted Positioning: Urban pedestrian navigation with sidewalk accuracy, Global freeway lane-level vehicle navigation
- USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, UFS 3.1
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ technology
Availability
Qualcomm has not officially revealed any details about the availability of the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SoC, but we can expect it to power devices starting from Q4 2024.