Mysterious Snapdragon APQ8084 processor shows up in benchmarks with faster GPU and 4k video support

We’re seeing a brand new Snapdragon processor showing up in some benchmarks that appears to be the successor to the extremely powerful Snapdragon 800. This APQ8084 CPU scores just slightly better than Snapdragon 800 devices, so it’s not a major improvement, but it will reportedly make improvements in other areas that aren’t easily measured in benchmarks. The Adreno 420 GPU is getting a 50 mhz clock boost, and it’s getting DirectX 11.1 support. With the video game industry moving towards more mobile devices, DirectX support in a mobile CPU like that would be a giant step forward. It will also support 4k video and 64-bit processing, so we’ll see if there are many devices that take advantage of that in the next year or so.

You shouldn’t expect this processor to be in consumer devices anytime soon, but Qualcomm will likely make some announcements around CES of next year.

source: VR-Zone