Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 865 Plus is its most powerful mobile chip, designed for gaming

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Qualcomm has announced a refreshed version of its flagship Snapdragon 865 processor called the Snapdragon 865 Plus, which is designed to boost performance by almost 10 percent for gaming and AI applications.

There are three key improvements of the Snapdragon 865 Plus from the stock standard 865:

  • The Kryo 585 CPU has had its clock speed boosted up to a maximum of 3.1GHz, which is 10 percent higher than the standard 865
  • The Adreno 650 GPU offers 10 percent faster graphics rendering
  • Newly added compatibility for Qualcomm’s FastConnect 6900 connectivity suite, which the company says supports Wi-Fi speeds up to 3.6Gbps

It’s a similar refresh to last year’s Snapdragon 855 Plus model, which offered improvements to CPU and GPU...

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