Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3

General Specifications

Specs
SoCSnapdragon 8cx Gen 3
CPU4x Arm Cortex-X1 up to 3.0 GHz
4x Arm Cortex-A78 up to 2.4 GHz
- 64-bit
- 5 nm process
RAMLPDDR4X up to 4266 MT/s
- 128-bit bus (8 channels, 16-bit per channel)
- Up to 32GB
GPUAdreno 690
- OpenGL ES 3.2
- Vulkan 1.3
- OpenCL 2.0
- DirectX
- DirectML
VPUAdreno VPU (5th generation)
- Decode up to 4K120: H.265 Main 10, H.265 Main, H.264 High, VP9 Profile 2
- Encode up to 4K60: H.265 Main 10, H.265 Main, H.264 High
NPUQualcomm Hexagon processor and Sensing Hub
- Qualcomm AI Engine up to 29+ TOPS

Also known as:

  • SC8280XP
  • SA8540P
  • SA8295P

Resources:


Linux Support

Mainline kernel

  • Fully supported
  • Works, but not every feature is implemented. Driver support matrix is here

Mesa GPU support

Windows on Arm Support

  • Available but depends on the board vendor to provide a compatible bootloader

Boards with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3

List of boards: