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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon G-series platform for handheld gaming consoles

Bernoulli

M2 slut
Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 supports ray tracing, Wi-Fi 7 and 5G connectivity. The chip can handle up to FHD+ displays at up to 144 fps and Qualcomm is boasting PCIe Gen 4 SSD and stereo haptics support.

Snapdragon G2 Gen1 will power handhelds meant for mobile and cloud gaming with the same eight-core Kryo CPU and a more powerful Adreno A21 GPU. The G2 series also gains Wi-Fi 6/6E and 5G connectivity thanks to the Snapdragon X62 5G modem. The chip supports FHD+ displays at up to 144 fps.

The Snapdragon G3x Gen1 which already powers the Razer Edge 5G is also getting updated with the new Snapdragon G3x Gen 2. The new top-end chipset from the G-series will power flagship handhelds aiming to deliver PC-level gaming on the go. G3x Gen 2 features an eight-core Kryo CPU which is over 30% faster than its predecessor. The chip also features a new Adreno A32 GPU which promises 2x the performance of its predecessor.


 

old-parts

Member
Nice hardware but only usable with Android which is were Qualcomm spends all of its money on driver development.

Windows 11 Arm would technically be possible but it looks like Qualcomm doesn't put a whole lot of effort into its windows adreno drivers.

Linux technically possible but highly unlikely without a major corporate backer and more polish of open source Adreno drivers and x86 to Arm translation layers.

So mobile games and emulators on android.
 

ArtHands

Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
it has bluetooth, can stream multiple platforms AND cloud streaming.
 

Utherellus

Member
Nice hardware but only usable with Android which is were Qualcomm spends all of its money on driver development.

Windows 11 Arm would technically be possible but it looks like Qualcomm doesn't put a whole lot of effort into its windows adreno drivers.

Linux technically possible but highly unlikely without a major corporate backer and more polish of open source Adreno drivers and x86 to Arm translation layers.

So mobile games and emulators on android.
Yep. Pretty much this.

Owner of this handheld must be power user to set up various emulators like Box64droid or Yuzu to stay kinda relevant for recent releases.
 
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