Qualcomm’s next Snapdragon flagship chip wants your AI agents to stay on-device
Qualcomm says the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips will run bigger models with ease.
Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon Elite chip is poised to revolutionize AI agents by processing them directly on the device, according to the company. The Hexagon Neural Processing Unit (NPU) is the key to this advancement, promising faster responses to queries and the ability to handle complex models.
The NPU will be capable of running Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models with up to 30 billion parameters, a significant step up from previous generations. Qualcomm emphasizes that this enhanced NPU will enable on-device multimodal AI applications, allowing for agents to operate seamlessly without relying on external servers.
Two notable features of the Hexagon NPU are the "Element Accelerator" and "much larger shared memory." These upgrades are designed to optimize the performance of AI agents, enabling them to run more efficiently and effectively on the device itself. Qualcomm is set to unveil these next-generation flagship chips, including two Elite variants of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 6, at the Snapdragon Summit on September 22.
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