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New Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 will power handheld consoles, features Lumen and ray tracing support
Since 2023, Qualcomm has been making Snapdragon chips aimed at handheld gaming consoles. These are separate from the smartphone/tablet chips and are sold under the Snapdragon G brand. Today, the company refreshes the entire lineup with major improvements. The Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 is the first G-series chip to support Unreal Engine 5’s Lumen. Lumen is a dynamic global illumination and reflections system. You can find more details here and in this video. Additionally, there is hardware acceleration for ray tracing, which isn’t available on the G2 and G1. On top of the new features, the Gen...
Since 2023, Qualcomm has been making Snapdragon chips aimed at handheld gaming consoles. These are separate from the smartphone/tablet chips and are sold under the Snapdragon G brand. Today, the company refreshes the entire lineup with major improvements. The Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 is the first G-series chip to support Unreal Engine 5’s Lumen. Lumen is a dynamic global illumination and reflections system. You can find more details here and in this video. Additionally, there is hardware acceleration for ray tracing, which isn’t available on the G2 and G1. On top of the new features, the Gen...
