Qualcomm Snapdragon roadmap leakead, Shows upcoming Krait
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] full roadmap of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon roadmap up till 2013 has been leaked, thanks to a PDF gotten by unknown sources.
The MSM8960, Qualcomm’s first Windows 8 certified SoC
- shipping in Q4 2011
- Dual 1.5-1.7 GHz Krait/ L2 1MB
- 2x500MHz LPDDR2
- LTE FDD/TDD cat3(8960); DC-HSPA(8270)
- 21HSPA+(8260A)
- TD-SCDMA (8960, 8260A)
- 1080p HD Video@30fps; 3D 20Mpix
- Adreno 225 3D/2D 125M tri./sec (DX9.3)
- one memory channel
- lower CPU clocks
- less powerful GPU (Adreno 305)
The specifications are the following:
- Dual 1.0-1.2GHz Krait/ L2 1MB
- 1x533MHz LPDDR2 • 1x533MHz LPDDR2
- LTE Cat2/DC-HSPA+ (8930)
- 21HSPA+ (8230)
- TD-SCDMA
- 1080p HD Video@30fps; 3D 12MPix
- Adreno 305 3D 80M tri./sec (DX9.3)
The MSM8974 replaces the MSM8964/APQ8064 – launch in Q1 2013 w
Specifications:
- Quad 2.0-2.5 GHz Krait/ L2 2MB
- 2×667/800MHz LPDDR3
- LTE Cat4, DC-HSPA+, 1xAdv/DOrA/B
- TD-SCDMA
- 1080p HD Video@60fps; 30Mpix
- Adreno 320 3D 225M tri/sec (DX9.3)
Looks like the 2GHZ chips might just arrive in time for those 2 Ghz Smart phones.