Qualcomm launches a new chip specifically for standalone AR and VR devices

Qualcomm launches a new chip specifically for standalone AR and VR devices

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/05/qualcomm-launches-a-new-chip-specifically-for-standalone-ar-and-vr-devices/

Qualcomm on Tuesday announced the launch of a new chip explicitly designed for standalone augmented reality and virtual reality devices: the Snapdragon XR1. The chipmaking giant debuted the tech ahead of this week's Augmented World Expo in Santa Clara, California.

The company is staying tight-lipped on technical details about the new SoC for the time being. Qualcomm says the SoC will use a Kryo CPU and Adreno GPU, as Qualcomm chips typically do, but exactly how those and the rest of the XR1’s building blocks will be configured isn’t yet clear.