Qualcomm’s Next-Gen Handheld Gaming Portfolio

Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon G Series, Powerhouse Portfolio for Next-Gen Handheld Gaming Devices

Highlights: • There are now three tiers in the Snapdragon G Series handheld gaming lineup: G1, G2, and G3, with the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Platform serving as the newest enthusiast-class CPU.

• An increase in the number of portable gaming devices and form factors is made possible by the Snapdragon G Series product line expansion, which responds to the diversifying nature of gaming content, capabilities, and price.

•Together with Qualcomm, AyaNeo, Huaqin, Inventec, Thundercomm, and other businesses are developing portable gaming devices that use Snapdragon G Series Platforms.

The all-new Snapdragon G Series portable gaming portfolio, developed to fulfil the specific performance and feature demands of dedicated gaming devices, was unveiled by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. With the new Snapdragon G Series, a variety of choices are unlocked for playing the most popular games, providing limitless opportunities to play almost any game, anywhere.

• The Snapdragon G1 is meant to run fanless portable gaming devices for local or cloud-based game streaming. For extended periods of time, gamers can stream their favourite console and PC games at the highest quality thanks to Snapdragon G1’s focus on lag-free connectivity and battery longevity. The Snapdragon G1 Gen 1 Platform, the first member of the Snapdragon G1 series, enables high-quality handheld game-streaming devices with its Qualcomm Kryo CPU (8 Core) and Qualcomm Adreno A11 GPU.

• With a highly optimised processor and cutting-edge 5G and Wi-Fi 6/6E from Qualcomm FastConnect 6700 Mobile Connectivity System, the Snapdragon G2 is designed to unlock full-featured mobile and cloud gaming. The Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Platform, which provides top-tier mobile and cloud gaming games nearly everywhere without sacrificing quality, is the first item in this tier. Gamers may experience all that mobile and cloud gaming has to offer on this platform thanks to its Snapdragon X62 5G Modem-RF System, newest Kryo CPU (8 Core), and gaming-optimized Adreno A21 GPU.

• The flagship model, the Snapdragon G3, is designed with enthusiast features and performance in mind and makes the most of Qualcomm Technologies’ cutting-edge gaming capabilities. Devices based on the Snapdragon G3 allow best-in-class gaming experiences across a wide range of gaming environments, building on the outstanding feedback from the Razer Edge 5G powered by Snapdragon G3x Gen 1. In the enthusiast-class G3 Series, the newest item is the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Platform. With a Kryo CPU (8 Core) and Adreno A32 GPU, the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Platform offers over 30% faster CPU performance and a staggering 2x faster GPU performance than its predecessor1. With the most recent platform, high-end gaming features such as hardware-accelerated ray tracing, game super resolution, XR glass tethering, low-latency premium Bluetooth audio with Snapdragon Sound Technology Suite, and the fastest wireless speeds via Wi-Fi 7 High-Band Simultaneous (HBS), 5G sub-6, and mmWave are combined with multigenerational performance improvements.

•The Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Handheld Gaming Reference Design is currently available and sampling to a select group of OEMs and ODMs, which will speed up the pipeline of client designs for the next generation of handheld gaming devices. Product announcements relevant to customers will come after.

The best method to play mobile games is on a dedicated portable gaming device, according to research. However, gamers want to be able to play all of their preferred games on a variety of platforms, including consoles, PCs, and cloud services, according to Mithun Chandrasekhar, senior director of product management at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. With options like the cloud, a console, an Android device, or a PC, the new generation of Snapdragon G Series powered devices will be the perfect spot for gamers to play their favourite games while on the road.