Qualcomm NEW dual-core Snapdragon 5x Faster

Qualcomm, the company behind Snapdragon, teased its successor the MSM8960 has two cores, five times the performance, better graphics and a multi-mode 3G and 4G modem. They also have a couple of other dual-core systems using the current Snapdragon core but at higher frequency.

Two Systems on a Chip (SoC) we will be seeing next year are the MSM8260 and MSM8660. They pack two Scorpion cores but run at 1.2GHz and they are shipping to manufacturers already.

The MSM8960 SoC steals the show however. It is based on a newer core and it has two of them and they will have 5x the performance, compared to a single-core Snapdragon SoC. The new Adreno GPU gives a 4x boost to the graphics compared to current Adreno GPUs and Qualcomm claims the performance will be similar to that of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Its a pretty bold claim, considering the MSM8960 also boasts a 75% reduction of the power consumption. Anyway, besides the CPU and GPU the SoC also includes support for all 3G modes and LTE Multi-Mode.