Qualcomm Dragonwing™
IQ8 Series
IQ8

The Dragonwing IQ8 Series is a heterogeneous compute platform featuring independent CPU, NPU, GPU, DSP, and real-time MCU cores. Built for compute-intensive and AI-driven workloads, it delivers efficient processing across an extended temperature range with rich peripheral support—purpose-built for demanding industrial environments.

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Edge AI Boxes
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Industrial Robots
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Industrial Personal Computers
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Industrial Gateways

Featured specs

HIGH-PERFORMANCE AI COMPUTING

The Dragonwing IQ8 Series is ideal for factory automation, industrial robots, machine vision, and AI applications requiring significant compute power.

Up to 40 Dense TOPS

AI PERFORMANCE

Real-time MCU subsystem

AEC-Q100 Grade 3

2.35 GHz clock speed

Qualcomm® Kryo™ 64-bit CPU

877 MHz clock speed

Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU

-40°C to +125°C

TEMPERATURE RANGE

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CPU

Name

Number of Cores

Clock Speed

GPU

Name

Clock Speed

Memory

Speed

Type

DSP

Name

Display

Number of Concurrent Displays

Interface Type

Interfaces

Supported Interfaces

Software Options

Operating System

Bluetooth

Specification Version

Process Node and Technology

Process Node

Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ8 Series

IQ-8275
Active

Qualcomm® Kryo™

8

Up to 2.35 GHz

Qualcomm® Adreno™ 623

877 MHz

3200 MHz

LPDDR5x

1x Qualcomm® Hexagon™ V66
1x Qualcomm® Hexagon™ V73

5

1x 4-lane Display Serial Interface (DSI)
1x MST4 DisplayPort

1x QSPI
I²C
UART
SPI

Linux Yocto
Ubuntu

Bluetooth® 5.3

4 nm1

  1. LP

High-performance AI computing

On-device AI

Dragonwing IQ8 Series delivers AI performance of up to 40 dense TOPS, running Llama2 13-billion-parameter models, and generating 9 tokens per second, for industrial applications and power efficiency through on-device AI.

Safety and Reliability

The Dragonwing IQ8 Series delivers industrial-grade safety features, ECC memory, and a high-performance real-time subsystem with 4x RT cores, Ethernet, and CAN-FD—built to enhance reliability and offload MCUs in environments ranging from -40°C to +125°C.

Scalable Design

The Dragonwing IQ8 Series is a developer-friendly heterogeneous compute platform with flexible OS support, scalable hardware, and 10+ years of product longevity—so you can build, test, and deploy with lasting confidence.

Product Longevity Program

Qualcomm Technologies designs SoCs with longevity and durability to support applications requiring extended life cycles, helping ensure stability in customer product designs.

Dragonwing IQ8 is supported until 2038*

* Subject to change without notice

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Worker Safety and site security

Featuring On-device LLM

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