Qualcomm to launch Oryon 12-core ARM chip with 5G support for Windows PCs

Qualcomm is working on a new chip for personal computers based on the Windows operating system.

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The model is codenamed Hamoa.Its commercial name will soon be Oryon. Such a chip was announced by an American manufacturer a few weeks ago. Nuvia specialists are working on it, which was absorbed by Qualcomm.

Oryon will try to impose competitionApple M processors. To do this, he will receive 12 cores, including eight high-performance ones and only four energy-efficient ones. The American company is testing two versions of SoC - SC8380X and SC8380XP. Judging by the numbers, the Hamoa chip will be the successor for the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3.

The processor will support operation with operationalmemory LPDDR5x, which is used in the flagship smartphones of the new generation. The chip will also include a Snapdragon X65 modem board to provide support for 5G cellular communications.