Qualcomm APQ8084 details

More informatiuon about Qualcomm's APQ8084 upcoming application processor hit the web today, the processor is to be relased 2004. With four Krait cores clocking in at a 2.3GHz clock frequency it has the same speed as the previous model, the APQ8074, and Adreno 420 graphics. 

Website BSN has the skinny on this one:

The APQ8074 is part of the Snapdragon 800 family of processors, however, it lacks an integrated Cat.4 LTE modem, so it is branded the APQ8074 instead of the MSM8974. Moving on to the APQ8084 (and likely subsequent MSM8984) we can see from the image that Qualcomm is planning to do the majority of their improvements outside of the CPU, leaving the cores' cache and clocks untouched. Since that is the case, they've opted to go for improved memory support, including 64-bit memory support. This will also probably finally spur increased interest in Qualcomm's ARM server aspirations, especially with the support of PCDDR3/3L. 

In terms of wireless technology, the APQ8084 should feature a slight improvement from the standard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. The APQ8084 looks to integrate an 802.11ac component into the SoC, which should finally make all of those fancy 802.11 routers useful. It will also improve wired connectivity by increasing the USB support from one USB 3.0 port on the 8074 to two USB 3.0 ports and two USB 2.0 ports. Clearly, a play to tablets and smart TVs.

In terms of wireless technology, the APQ8084 should feature a slight improvement from the standard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. The APQ8084 looks to integrate an 802.11ac component into the SoC, which should finally make all of those fancy 802.11 routers useful. It will also improve wired connectivity by increasing the USB support from one USB 3.0 port on the 8074 to two USB 3.0 ports and two USB 2.0 ports. Clearly, a play to tablets and smart TVs. What we really find interesting with the improvements are really with the GPU. The GPU goes from the Adreno 330 (an upgraded version of the 320) to the Adreno 420. The Adreno 420 adds some important features like H.265 decode capability as well as DX 11.1 and Open CL 1.2 full profile support. The second rumored slide claims that the Adreno 420 should be capable of pixel fill rates of 4000 Mpix/s compared to 3600 Mpix/s in the Adreno 330 and 3200 Mpix/s in the Adreno 320.