Qualcomm takes swing at Intel with Oryon, unlocks 240 fps gaming on flagship phones with 8 Gen 3: Top announcements from Snapdragon Summit

Qualcomm made some major announcements at this year’s Snapdragon Summit, including the launch of its new Oryon CPU and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform. The Oryon CPU is Qualcomm’s first custom Arm CPU design, and it squarely targets Intel that has long dominated the desktop CPU market.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform is Qualcomm’s latest flagship mobile platform, and it promises to deliver significant performance improvements over the previous generation. One of the most notable improvements is support for 240 fps gaming on flagship phones.