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title: "QCM8550"
url: "https://www.qualcomm.com/internet-of-things/products/q8-series/qcm8550"
description: "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)."
---

# QCM8550

Qualcomm Dragonwing™

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.

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**Featured Documents**

[Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS8550/QCM8550 Processors Product Brief](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/87-61717-1/87-61717-1_REV_D_Qualcomm_Dragonwing_QCS8550_QCM8550_Processors_Product_Brief.pdf)

### QCM8550 Block Diagram

![](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/images/pdp/block_diagram/image/Dragonwing-QCM8550-diagram.svg)

## Features

- 4 nm process
- 1XGoldP@3.2GHz + 4XGold@2.8GHz + 3XSilver@2.0GHz 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

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Qualcomm® Kryo™ |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Clock Speed | Up to 3.2 GHz |

### NPU

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Qualcomm® Hexagon™ |
| Tera Operations Per Second | 48 TOPS |

### GPU

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Qualcomm® Adreno™ |
| Clock Speed | 680 MHz |
| APIs | OpenGL® ES 3.2 |

### Memory

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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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