Revitalizing mainstream PCs with the Snapdragon 8c compute platform.
Delivering up to 30% faster total system performance over the previous platform, the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8c compute platform offers responsive performance and superior battery li....
Delivering up to 30% faster total system performance over the previous platform, the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8c compute platform offers responsive performance and superior battery li....
Delivering up to 30% faster total system performance over the previous platform, the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8c compute platform offers responsive performance and superior battery life. Enabling ultra-thin, light, and fanless mainstream systems, the Snapdragon 8c compute platform offers multi-gigabit cellular connectivity with multi-day battery life** in alway....
Delivering up to 30% faster total system performance over the previous platform, the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8c compute platform offers responsive performance and superior battery life. Enabling ultra-thin, light, and fanless mainstream systems, the Snapdragon 8c compute platform offers multi-gigabit cellular connectivity with multi-day battery life** in always on, always connected PCs*.
The Qualcomm® Adreno™ 675 GPU is engineered to deliver up to a 40% performance improvement over the previous generation platform. The octa-core Qualcomm® Kryo™ 490 CPU provides up to 25% faster single- and multi-threaded performance. Together in the Snapdragon 8c, this powerful and efficient compute platform is designed to revitalize the mainstream mobile PC delivering amazing graphics, powerful productivity, and support for multi-day battery life**.
The integrated Snapdragon X24 LTE modem in the Snapdragon 8c compute platform delivers peak download speeds of up to 2 Gbps, and improves throughput over non-gigabit LTE by up to 70% in poor network conditions. High-speed connected computing for fast and efficient productivity and entertainment, virtually anywhere. Avoid unsecure Wi-Fi networks and stay connected through LTE with the Snapdragon 8c compute platform.
The Snapdragon 8c is built with a suite of security features and architectures, including hypervisor support. Protected LTE connectivity, improved crypto-security, and Windows 10 Enterprise support are all designed to better safeguard passwords, log-ons, and sensitive personal information. Location awareness with geofencing capabilities enable new user access policies to keep data more secure. Stay connected and productive with higher bandwidth and lower latencies enabled through 5G capable platforms.
The Snapdragon 8c supports immersive graphics performance and HW acceleration for advanced video formats, with up to 4K HDR video playback at 120 frames-per second for streaming and watching spectacular content virtually seamlessly. The integrated Qualcomm Aqstic™ Audio technology is designed to deliver high-fidelity sound, music, and true surround-sound experiences. The incredible efficiency of the Snapdragon 8c compute platform can keep you immersed longer.
The integrated Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine takes advantage of the Snapdragon 8c highly integrated architecture and allows developers to utilize the platform to create intelligent AI accelerated modern experiences. With reduced reliance on the CPU or GPU alone, the Snapdragon 8c compute platform efficiently supports the creation of next generation user experiences.
Snapdragon 8c platforms with the Snapdragon X55 modem unleash the incredible bandwidth and low latency of 5G connectivity, even in difficult conditions like high density situations.
DirectX® 12 API
Advanced Camera and Video capabilities: Cinema core with VP9 & H.265 decoder and 2nd Gen HDR Playback; High efficiency video encoder
Dual 4K external displays
Connected Standby / Instant On
Multi-gigabit speeds for virtually seamless cloud connectivity/computing: up to 2Gbps LTE
Location Aware for app accuracy
Wi-Fi: MU-MIMO, Multi-gigabit Wi-Fi, Dual-band simultaneous (DBS), Integrated baseband
4th Generation Qualcomm AI Engine
Enhanced voice assistant experiences for Alexa and Cortana with Qualcomm Aqstic technology
Supports all Windows 10 versions (Enterprise, Pro, Home)
Improved crypto-security
Remote management and location awareness for enterprise efficiency
Advanced location features:
Sensors: Qualcomm® All-Ways Aware™ technology
Charging: Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4+ technology
Cellular Modem
5G Technology: 5G NR
Peak Upload Speed: 3 Gbps, 316 Mbps
5G Spectrum: 5G/4G spectrum sharing, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
5G Modes: TDD, SA (standalone), NSA (non-standalone), FDD
5G RF: Adaptive antenna tuning, 100 MHz envelope tracking
5G mmWave specs: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
5G sub-6 GHz specs: 200 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO
Peak Download Speed: 7 Gbps, 2 Gbps
Modem Name: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X24 LTE modem
Downlink LTE Category: LTE Category 20
Downlink LTE Streams: Maximum 20 spatial streams
Downlink Carrier Aggregation: 7x20 MHz carrier aggregation
Downlink LTE MIMO: Up to 4x4 MIMO on five carriers, Full-Dimension MIMO (FD-MIMO)
Downlink QAM: Up to 256-QAM
Uplink Technology: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Upload+
Uplink Carrier Aggregation: 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation
Uplink LTE Streams: Up to 2x 106Mbps LTE streams
Uplink QAM: Up to 256-QAM
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE, LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast
Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine
Hexagon Processor: Qualcomm All-Ways Aware™ technology
CPU
CPU Clock Speed: Up to 2.45 GHz
CPU Cores: Qualcomm® Kryo™ 490 CPU, Octa-core CPU
CPU Architecture: 64-bit
Process
Process Technology: 7 nm
DSP
DSP Technology: Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 690 Processor
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Standards: 802.11ad, 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n
Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 2.4GHz, 5GHz, 60GHz
MIMO Configuration: 2x2 (2-stream)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.0
NFC
Near Field Communications: Supported
Location
Satellite Systems Support: Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS
Location Support: Qualcomm® Location
Global Emergency Services Support: Assisted GPS, OTDOA (LTE-based positioning)
RF
RFFE: Qualcomm® RF Front-End (RFFE) solution, High-power transmit (HPUE), Qualcomm® Adaptive Antenna Tuning
USB
USB Version: USB 3.1
Camera
Image Signal Processor: Qualcomm Spectra™ 390 image signal processor, Dual 14-bit ISPs
Dual Camera: Up to 16 MP
Single Camera: Up to 32 MP
Video Capture (30 FPS): 4K HDR video capture, 4K Ultra HD video capture
Slow Motion Video Capture: 720p @ 480 FPS
Video
Video Playback: Up 4K HDR @ 120fps
Codec Support: H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC), VP9
Video Software: Rec. 2020 color gamut video capture, Up to 10-bits per color video capture
Display
Max On-Device Display: 4K Ultra HD
Max External Display: Two 4K Displays
General Audio
Audio Technology: Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Technology, Qualcomm® Broadcast Audio technology, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology, Qualcomm® aptX™ audio technology
Qualcomm® aptX™ audio playback support: Qualcomm® aptX™, Qualcomm® aptX™ HD
Audio Playback
Channel output: Surround Sound
Speaker protection: Speaker protection
GPU
GPU Name: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 675 GPU
API Support: DirectX® 12
Memory
Memory speed: 2133MHz
Memory Type: 4 channels
Storage
SSD: NVME SSD
UFS: UFS 3.0
*Always On, Always Connected PCs require network connectivity and compatible networks.
**Battery life varies significantly based on device, settings, usage, and other factors.
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