Qualcomm dual-core Snapdragon 8660 chipset demo with 1080p HD video HDMI-out

Qualcomm shows us what their upcoming Snapdragon MSM8660 dual-core processor and chipset can do. We get to spend a little time with the Snapdragon dual-core developer phone at CES 2011, and it's impressive. The dual-core snapdragon can do 3D video decoding and encoding, full 1080p HD resolution via HDMI-out, mirror mode, and has asynchronous core clocking. We can't wait to see this stuff hit market!

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[MrSiad123]

Lag

[MrSiad123]

MSN8260 lags compared to the MSN8660

[EidolWays]

@Kookas SOCs (SOC being short for System on chip) like the Snapdragon series or nVidia's Tegra series do have a "dedicated" GPU, but not in the sense of a separate chip; they use a separate core within the single SOC die. Look up Adreno for Qualcomm's Snapdragon, for instance. Using a discrete GPU in the same sense as your desktop or laptop, with a completely separate chip, would be too power-hungry and require too much additional motherboard work to be useful or in a mobile device.

[ARIN4UK]

Bad ass, this is the next EVO 3D

[Gamingsince1997]

HEX CORE PHONE !

[TYPHOOMASTER]

that thing will have huge power issues... prepare to have to charge every 12 seconds

[Kookas]

Does this have a dedicated GPU? A dual-core processor is impressive, but gaming won't reach console quality without a dedicated GPU.

[j1mf1eld]

Very impressive stuff.

[romes2dam]

wow console like gaming on you cell phone...its a good thing sony showed off the psp2 with quad core...because the cell companies ain't playing around they dropping dual core phones like rain...seem like i will have to wait and see what come out..lol

[altu892]

that is "htc fucking incredible" !!!!!