Qualcomm Dragonwing™
QCM8550
Q8

Premium processor combines powerful computing, optimized AI processing, Wi-Fi 7, and robust video and graphics for a wide range of use cases for the Internet of Things (IoT).

The Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QCM8550 system on chip (SoC) lets you do more with less. It combines low-power, maximum heterogeneous computing, Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, and vivid graphics and video with optimized AI architecture for extreme edge AI processing. With just one system, you can develop a wide range of performance heavy IoT applications including autonomous mobile robots, industrial drones, camera, edge AI box, video collaboration, video transcoding, and cloud gaming.

QCM8550 Block Diagram

Features

  • 4 nm process
  • [email protected] + [email protected] + [email protected] CPU
  • 740 GPU
  • 3480 × 2160 at 120 Hz, 3360 × 1600 at 144 Hz + 2X4K60 DP v1.4 with MST display
  • Computer vision processor for improved video denoising, digital video stabilization and image correction adjustment
  • 3x38MP or 108 MP 30 fps ZSL camera
  • Video decode up to 4K240/8K60. Video encode up to 4K120/8K30, AV1
  • Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Tensor Processor (HTP) with Hexagon Vector eXtensions (HVX) and Hexagon Matrix eXtensions (HMX)
  • 4X PoP high-speed LPDDR5/5X SDRAM. (4 × 16-bit) @ 4200 MHz
  • 15.6x14.0mm Package
  • Essential and advance voice communications package, Voice UI activation package, Voice UI speech enhancement package
  • 4x HVX Vector tightly-couple co-processor optimized for pixel processing, 1x HMX Matrix tightly-couple co-processor optimized for deep neural network processing, MAC arithmetic formats include INT8, A16W8, and FP16
Specifications
Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine
GPU Name
Qualcomm® Adreno™
CPU Name
Qualcomm® Kryo™
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Processor Features
Fused AI Accelerator architecture
Qualcomm® Sensing Hub Features
Dual-core AI processor
Tera Operations Per Second (TOPS)
16 TOPS
CPU
Name
Qualcomm® Kryo™
Architecture
64-bit
Clock Speed
Up to 3.2 GHz
NPU
Name
Qualcomm® Hexagon™
Tera Operations Per Second
48 TOPS
GPU
Name
Qualcomm® Adreno™
Clock Speed
680 MHz
APIs
OpenGL® ES 3.2
Memory
Density
Up to 16 GB
Bit Width
16-bit
Number of Channels
4
Speed
4200 MHz
Type
LPDDR5x
  1. USB-C with DisplayPort
  2. ZSL, 30 fps
  3. With DisplayPort
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