Qualcomm has announced the Qualcomm Snapdragon G series, a new line of chips aimed at portable gaming devices. The company has presented three chips in this direction: Snapdragon G1 Gen 1, Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 and Snapdragon G3x Gen 2.

These three new processors from the company are designed to work with different form factors and meet specific gaming needs. They differ from each other in terms of power and performance.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2

The company’s flagship product is the successor to the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1, which powers the Razer Edge 5G. It is claimed to offer 30 percent more CPU performance and twice the GPU performance than the previous model. The chipset is equipped with an octa-core Qualcomm Kryo processor and Adreno A32 GPU.

It also supports hardware acceleration of ray tracing as well as super resolution in games. It comes with low latency Bluetooth premium audio support and Snapdragon Sound technology suite. Also available is Wi-Fi 7 High Band Concurrent (HBS), 5G alt 6 and mWaveray monitoring.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1

It features an octa-core Qualcomm Kryo processor and gaming-optimized Adreno A21 GPU, as well as 5G and Wi-Fi 6/6E connectivity via the Snapdragon X62 5G RF modem system and the Qualcomm FastConnect 6700 mobile connectivity system. The G3x Gen 2 and G1x Gen 1 are claimed to be capable of full-featured mobile and cloud gaming.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G1 Gen 1

This is the entry-level version of the series offering an octa-core Qualcomm Kryo processor and Areno A11 GPU. The company says it’s designed for fanless gaming devices and is primarily aimed at powering cloud-streaming devices.

There’s no word yet on when devices based on these chips will hit the market, but the company has revealed that several brands, including AyaNeo, Thundercomm, and more, are already collaborating on Snapdragon G-series handheld gaming devices.