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Qualcomm improves Snapdragon 8c and 7c

by on25 May 2021


Kyro CPU on board

Qualcomm has improved its  Snapdragon 8c and 7c – a pair of affordable chips for always-on Windows 10 PCs and Chromebooks in released in 2019

The Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 features a Kyro CPU that can achieve clock speeds of up to 2.55GHz. The company claims it delivers 10 percent faster performance than "most competing platforms". Qualcomm has processors from Intel's Gemini Lake family in mind here. The company claims the 7c Gen 2 can deliver up to two times the battery life of its competitors.

The 7c Gen 2 features an Adreno 618 GPU and Snapdragon X15 LTE modem which can hit theoretical download speeds of 800 Mbps. As with its predecessor, the chip is designed for education and price-conscious customers. According to Qualcomm, we can expect the first Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 laptops to arrive this summer, with the first models coming from Lenovo.

Last modified on 25 May 2021
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