Qualcomm has officially entered the AI chip race with the launch of its two new accelerator chips. With this move, the company aims for a major shift from its traditional focus on smartphone and wireless connectivity semiconductors. With the launch of its new AI200 and AI250 chips, the company has positioned itself as a new challenger in the booming data center market, currently dominated by Nvidia and AMD.

Qualcomm announces AI200 and AI250 accelerator chips

According to an official announcement, Qualcomm plans to commercially release its new accelerator chip, the AI200, in 2026. The AI250 is scheduled to launch later in 2027. Both of these chips are designed for large-scale, liquid-cooled server racks. They are capable of powering an entire rack with up to 72 chips acting as one system.

Qualcomm builds its data center chips on the same hexagon neural processing unit (NPU) as its mobile processors. According to the company’s general manager of data center and edge, Durga Malladi, this is a part of a strategic move. She says that “We first proved ourselves in other domains, and then scaled up to the data center level.”

The new AI chips are competing on cost, efficiency, and flexibility

Unlike NVIDIA, whose GPUs are primarily used for training AI models, Qualcomm’s chips focus on inference, running pre-trained models efficiently. The company claims its rack-scale systems will cost less to operate. It is said to consume around 160 kilowatts per rack, roughly similar to Nvidia’s systems.

Malladi further adds in her statement that Qualcomm will offer modular sales. Clients will be able to purchase full racks or individual components. Interestingly, even competitors like Nvidia or AMD could use Qualcomm’s CPUs or other data center parts. The new AI cards are also said to be capable of handling 768GB of memory, surpassing both NVIDIA and AMD in this metric.

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Budget Android phones are about to get a power injection. Qualcomm has just unveiled the new Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 chip. The company has released it quietly, without much fanfare. Still, the latest hardware platform includes some impressive features for affordable mobile devices, including support for 144Hz displays.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 powers 59% faster graphics in cheap phones

The most important technical detail of the new platform is that it is the first in the 6s series built using a 4nm process node. This drives major gains in efficiency and power over older 6nm designs. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4’s CPU structure includes eight Kryo cores: 4x performance cores clocked up to 2.4 GHz and 4x efficiency cores operating at up to 1.8 GHz. Qualcomm states that this configuration yields up to 36% better CPU performance and up to 59% faster GPU performance compared to previous generations. For users, this means noticeably smoother app switching and quicker load times. Overall, you can expect a more responsive daily experience overall.

Beyond core processing, the chip improves several key aspects of the affordable phone experience. Starting with gaming, the chip supports high-frame-rate content on Full HD+ displays at 144 Hz. It also incorporates software features borrowed from premium Snapdragon lines. The list includes Variable Rate Shading (VRS) for efficient graphics rendering and Qualcomm’s Game Quick Touch feature. The latter reduces input lag during high-action games. Furthermore, the chip is compatible with high-speed LPDDR5 memory (up to 3,200 MHz).

200MP camera support, Wi-Fi 6E and more

The new platform also enhances multimedia capabilities on Android handsets. It supports camera sensors up to 200MP and enables 2K video recording. For situations with poor lighting, the hardware-accelerated Multi-Frame Noise Reduction (MFNR) helps to deliver clearer, more detailed photos. In terms of connectivity, the modem supports the latest 5G Release 16 standard. Advanced Wi-Fi 6E technology—up to 2.9 Gbps download speed—and Bluetooth 5.4 are also present.

Qualcomm has not yet confirmed the specific device manufacturers or a timeline for retail availability. However, major companies that traditionally use the 6-series—such as Xiaomi, OPPO, and Motorola—will likely incorporate this new platform into their upcoming models pretty soon. Let’s hope to receive more news about it soon.

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Google, Anthropic, and Qualcomm ramp up AI investments in India, aligning with the IndiaAI Mission to boost innovation, jobs, and digital growth.

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