Snapdragon Ride™ Elite (QAM8797) is engineered as a mixed-criticality platform offering advanced automated driving capabilities together with a cockpit experience.
The heterogeneous compute SoC leverages multiple core IPs, including Qualcomm Technologies’ Oryon™ CPU, Adreno GPU, Hexagon NPU and a safe island, all tailored specifically for automotive applications. This platform is part of the Snapdragon® Digital Chassis™ Solution portfolio and is designed to provide unmatched power and intelligence for next-generation vehicles. With a unique and flexible architecture, Snapdragon Ride Elite enables automakers to implement automated driving and cockpit features within the same SoC efficiently, str...
Features
High performance, low power
Qualcomm Oryon™ CPU designed for a 3x increase* in CPU performance.
Configurable NPU architecture and AI powerhouse
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU delivers a premium-tier experience and an improvement of AI performance by 6x* for upgradability of driving convenience, productivity, entertainment, and comfort features and functions throughout a vehicle’s lifecycle.
Powerful GPU for advanced rendering
Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU is a versatile compute engine designed to boost rendering performance by 3x* for best-in-class UX and premium entertainment. The GPU can also handle other workloads, such as perception and sensor fusion, with support for functional safety.
Advanced automated driving systems
Optimized for E2E AI, transformer model-based automated driving and advanced VLA models, the SoC is designed to meet the needs of on device, time-critical decisions and enhanced user experiences.
Safety-Focused
Designed to meet automotive safety standards for ASIL-D systems with a dedicated safety island controller and robust hardware architecture for isolation and interference-free operation, helping to enable reliable quality-of-service for specific ADAS functions, as well as comfort and confidence from drivers and passengers.
Low-power modes
Snapdragon® Elite platforms are engineered to support always-on automotive systems through a combination of advanced power efficiency and hardware-rooted security. Designed with a low-power architecture, the platform intelligently distributes workloads across heterogeneous compute engines enabling critical functions such as surround monitoring and biometric access to operate in energy-efficient modes for extended periods.
Flexible ISP with HDR processing
Powerful, efficient camera system with an advanced Image Signal Processor (ISP) for clear, responsive visuals in extreme driving conditions. Designed to support over 40 multimodal sensors, including up to 20 high-resolution cameras for 360-degree coverage and in-cabin monitoring.
Flexible, Centralized Processing with Software Virtualization and Multi-OS Support
The heterogeneous platform seamlessly runs multiple applications without performance degradation, offering exceptional concurrency and multitasking for over 40+ sensors, rich user experiences and advanced AI-enabled audio.
