Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen4 Notebook processor New revelation: 12-core CPU, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 same GPU

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, January 21, Qualcomm is developing a new PC platform Arm processor, code-named "Hamoa", which is expected to use a 12-core specification with 8 performance cores + 4 energy efficiency cores.

Now, whistleblower Za_Raczke has released the latest news about the processor.

According to reports, Hamoa has 8 performance cores and 4 performance cores. The performance core is about 3.4GHz and the performance core is 2.5GHz.

In other aspects, Hamoa supports LPDDR5x memory up to 64GB, and the integrated GPU is Adreno 740. it is the same as GPU in Snapdragon 8 Gen2, and provides DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL and DirectML support.

The processor connects to a stand-alone GPU through eight PCIe 4.0channels and also supports PCIe 4.0SSD and UFS 4.0flash memory. Wireless networks support Wi-Fi 7. In terms of IO, the chip supports two USB 3.1 10Gbps ports and three USB 4 (Thunderbolt 4) ports supporting DisplayPort 1.4a.

The display output of the chip has been greatly improved, and the chip can output resolution as high as 5K+4K+4K at the same time.

Qualcomm has said the new chip is expected to be ready for commercial use in 2024.