Qualcomm's new Snapdragon chipset has been built to help ease the RAM crisis

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Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon chipset allows for powerful on-device AI without massive RAM requirements.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Qualcomm has detailed its next flagship Snapdragon chipset It features a Hexagon NPU that reduces the reliance on RAM for AI tasks It also includes the world's first 5GHz mobile CPU AI is transforming technology, but its also causing some real issues, especially with regard to RAM, which is now in high demand and short supply (cue spiraling RAM prices). But Qualcomms upcoming flagship smartphone
chipset could help address this issue.

In a series of blog posts , the company has revealed that its new, as-yet-unnamed mobile silicon brings AI processing closer to the chipset, reducing its reliance on RAM in the process. It achieves this in large part through a new Hexagon NPU (neural processing unit), which uses various techniques to power larger-model-class AI experiences with low power consumption and memory requirements so that AI on phones can be both responsive and private in other words, it wont need masses of RAM or to communicate with cloud servers so frequently. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

As a result, its possible that phones will be able to keep up with growing AI demands without enormous RAM requirements, which in turn could help ease the RAM crisis.

Additionally, the Hexagon NPU includes an Element Accelerator that speeds up AI operations, and it has 50% more Large Shared Memory, which helps keep
model state, context, and KV-cache data closer to the accelerators, reducing trips to external memory and helping agents answer, revise, plan, and act
with less waiting for a smoother experience. You may like Honor and ARRI explain why the Robot Phone's extremely high processing power makes it such a revolutionary device Qualcomm CEO anticipates big changes in the AI space The Poco F9 Ultra comes with the same chip as its predecessor and Poco's reasoning makes perfect sense Big upgrades to the CPU and GPU as well (Image credit: Qualcomm) But the NPU is not the only significant selling point of this chipset, as Qualcomm also explained that its new silicon sports the worlds first 5GHz mobile CPU which, unsurprisingly, means its also the
worlds fastest mobile CPU.

This CPU also includes a new FlexCache feature, which reduces how often the cores need to reach system memory, helping ensure peak performance is maintained even when memory is limited which, as with the changes to the
NPU, could reduce reliance on RAM. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals
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The GPU, meanwhile, is the largest generational leap yet for Qualcomm, promising major gains in graphics performance and power efficiency. And this element of the chipset helps with AI too, as it includes Adreno Matrix Cores, which are AI-dedicated GPU cores, designed to run advanced AI models directly inside the graphics pipeline.

It also includes Adreno Neural Fusion an AI-driven rendering technology that improves visuals while reducing power consumption.

So, it sounds like this could be a comprehensive upgrade, and while Qualcomm hasnt confirmed which phones will use this as-yet-unnamed chipset, its likely at least some models in the Samsung Galaxy S27 series will ship with it early next year, while other high-end Android handsets from Oppo, Xiaomi, and Honor could get it even sooner. Today's best phone deals Contract Deals Sim Free gift Apple iPhone 17 24 months Unlimited mins Unlimited texts 25GB data 25 upfront 33.99 /mth View at Mobiles.co.uk See all prices voucher gift Apple iPhone 17e 48 months Unlimited mins 5GB data 30 upfront 42.43 /mth View at EE See all prices voucher gift Google Pixel 11 36 months Unlimited mins 30GB
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