14 DAY TRIAL // At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Qualcomm Incorporated brought to the spot light a new, quad-core Snapdragon processor, aimed at powering the next generation tablet PCs and mobile devices.
The quad-core APQ8064 CPU is said to be the flagship device in the new family of Snapdragon chipsets, based on a new micro-architecture code named “Krait.”
This 28nm micro-architecture is aimed specifically at mobile devices, and should result in impressive speeds of up to 2.5GHz per core, while providing minimum power consumption, and head generation.
According to Qualcomm, the new Snapdragon APQ8064 chip was designed to power the next generation of converged computing and entertainment devices.
These devices should include higher performance requirements, along with support for larger screen sizes and resolutions, multi-tasking, multi-channel audio support, HD gaming and stereoscopic 3D (S3D) photo and video capture and playback capabilities, and more.
“We’re excited about the new, innovative devices the APQ8064 will enable in the market,” said Luis Pineda, senior vice president of computing and consumer products at Qualcomm.
“With its WiFi integration and ability to seamlessly interface with Qualcomm’s 3G and LTE modules, the APQ8064 will provide OEM’s with a flexible, cost efficient and fast time to market platform that can meet all of their design configuration needs for tablets and next generation computing and consumer electronic devices.”
The new APQ8064 processor packs the Adreno 320 quad-core GPU, expected to provide performance levels that are up to fifteen times higher when compared to the original Adreno GPU.
The chip can support photo snappers of up to 20 Megapixels in resolution, along with the ability to internally synchronize two camera sensors for 3D video recording and will support external 3D video playback.
“The APQ8064 will feature a variety of features that make it the most compelling processing solution for use in mobile entertainment and computing devices, including support for both PCDDR3 and LPDDR2 memory, serial and PCIe interfaces and multiple USB ports,” the company announced.
Qualcomm also announced that the APQ8064 will come with support for all major platforms, and that it should be sampled in early 2012.
Note: Fellow editors Cosmin Vasile and Alex Vochin are on the floor at the 2011 Mobile World Congress and are keeping us posted with pictures and live reports on the latest product previews and launches.