Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform
The most extreme Snapdragon. Ever.
The most extreme Snapdragon. Ever.
The Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx Compute Platform combines the best of the smartphone with the power and performance of a premium laptop in ultra-thin, fanless form factors to deliver....
The Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx Compute Platform combines the best of the smartphone with the power and performance of a premium laptop in ultra-thin, fanless form factors to deliver....
The Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx Compute Platform combines the best of the smartphone with the power and performance of a premium laptop in ultra-thin, fanless form factors to deliver a superior Always On, Always Connected PC* computing experience. The first 7nm PC platform, the Snapdragon 8cx supports transformative 5G experiences, multi-gigabit LTE, and multi....
The Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx Compute Platform combines the best of the smartphone with the power and performance of a premium laptop in ultra-thin, fanless form factors to deliver a superior Always On, Always Connected PC* computing experience. The first 7nm PC platform, the Snapdragon 8cx supports transformative 5G experiences, multi-gigabit LTE, and multi-day battery life** and marks the biggest generational performance increase ever in a Snapdragon platform.
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Always Connected* with 5G
Snapdragon 8cx unleashes transformative 5G experiences with the Snapdragon X55 5G modem, which also allows users to harness multi-gigabit 4G LTE connectivity.
Extreme performance
The Qualcomm® Adreno™ 680 GPU is engineered to provide a 2x performance improvement and 60% greater power efficiency over the previous generation platform. Together with the Qualcomm® Kryo™ 495 CPU, the fastest ever in a Snapdragon, the Snapdragon 8cx is designed to deliver amazing graphics, powerful productivity, and multi-day battery life.
Always Connected* with multi-gigabit LTE
The integrated X24 LTE modem delivers peak download speeds of up to 2 Gbps, and improves throughput by up to 70% in poor network conditions over non-gigabit LTE. High speed connected computing for fast and efficient productivity and entertainment, virtually anywhere.
Enterprise-grade
The Snapdragon 8cx brings 5G to the enterprise workforce, enabling effortless, worldwide communication. Alongside that game-changing connectivity, the Snapdragon 8cx is built with a suite of security features and architectures, including full hypervisor support. Protected LTE connectivity, improved crypto-security, and Windows 10 Enterprise support, are all designed to safeguard passwords, log-ons, and sensitive personal information.
Powerful graphics, immersive entertainment
The Snapdragon 8cx 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 and music and true surround-sound experiences.
New AI architectures for advanced applications
The integrated Qualcomm® AI Engine takes advantage of the Snapdragon 8cx highly integrated architecture, and allows developers to utilize the platform intelligently and efficiently, reducing reliance on the CPU alone and supporting the creation of the next generation of user experiences.
Snapdragon 8cx: The Most Extreme Snapdragon. Ever.
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Features
Latest 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 versions of Windows 10 (Enterprise, Pro, Home) and Windows 11
Improved crypto-security
Remote management and location awareness for enterprise efficiency
Advanced location features:
- Low Power Geofencing and Tracking
- Sensor-assisted Navigation
- Pedestrian Navigation
Sensors: Qualcomm All-Ways Aware™ technology
Charging: Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4+ technology
Specifications
CPU
CPU Cores: Qualcomm® Kryo™ 495 CPU, Octa-core CPU
CPU Architecture: 64-bit
DSP
DSP Technology: Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 690 Processor, Qualcomm All-Ways Aware™ technology
Cellular Modem-RF
Modem Name: Snapdragon™ X55 5G Modem-RF system, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X24 LTE modem
Peak Download Speed: 2 Gbps, 7 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed: 3 Gbps, 316 Mbps
Cellular Modem-RF Specs: 8 carriers (mmWave), 800 MHz bandwidth (mmWave), 200 MHz bandwidth (sub-6 GHz), 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation (UL), 7x20 MHz carrier aggregation (DL), LTE Category 20 (DL)
Performance Enhancement Technologies: Qualcomm® RF Front-End (RFFE) solution, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Upload+, 100 MHz envelope tracking, Adaptive antenna tuning, Uplink Data Compression (UDC)
Cellular Technology: TDD, 5G NR, 5G/4G spectrum sharing, LAA, SA (standalone), mmWave, NSA (non-standalone), FDD, LTE Broadcast, sub-6 GHz, WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Wi-Fi
Standards: 802.11ad, 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n
Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 60 GHz
MIMO Configuration: 2x2 (2-stream)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Specification Version: Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Features: Qualcomm® TrueWireless™ Technology, Qualcomm® Broadcast Audio technology
Location
Satellite Systems Support: Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS, SBAS
Location Support: Qualcomm® Location
Global Emergency Services Support: Assisted GPS, OTDOA (LTE-based positioning)
NFC
Near Field Communications: Supported
RF
RFFE: 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
Single Camera: Up to 32 MP
Slow Motion Video Capture: 720p @ 480 FPS
Dual Camera: Up to 16 MP
Video Capture (30 FPS): 4K HDR video capture, 4K Ultra HD video capture
Video Playback
Codec Support: H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), VP9
Video Software: Rec. 2020 color gamut video capture, Up to 10-bits per color video capture
Video Playback: Up to 4K HDR video playback @ 120fps
Display
Max On-Device Display: 4K Ultra HD
Max External Display: Two 4K Displays
Audio
Qualcomm® Aqstic™ technology: Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology
Qualcomm® aptX™ audio playback support: Qualcomm® aptX™ Audio, Qualcomm® aptX™ HD
GPU
GPU Name: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 680 GPU
API Support: DirectX® 12
Memory
Memory Speed: 2133MHz
Memory Type: LPDDR4x, 8 channels
Storage
SSD: NVME SSD
UFS: UFS 3.0
Audio Playback Interfaces
Channel output: Surround Sound
Speaker protection: Speaker protection
Process
Process Node and Technology: 7 nm
*Requires network connection and compatible network.
** Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors
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Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform |
| CPU Cores | CPU core count | Modem Name | GPU Name |
|---|---|---|---|
Snapdragon® 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU | — | Snapdragon™ X62 5G Modem-RF System Snapdragon™ X55 5G Modem-RF system Snapdragon™ X65 5G Modem-RF System | Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU Snapdragon® 8cx Gen 3 |
Qualcomm® Kryo™ 495 CPU Octa-core CPU | 8 | Snapdragon™ X55 5G Modem-RF system Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X24 LTE modem | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 680 GPU |
Qualcomm® Kryo™ 385 CPU Octa-core CPU | 8 | Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X20 LTE modem | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 630 GPU |
Qualcomm® Kryo™ 280 CPU Octa-core CPU | 8 | Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X16 LTE modem | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 540 GPU |
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