Snapdragon XR is bringing 4K spatial computing to a broad group of products soon.
Snapdragon XR is bringing 4K spatial computing to a broad group of products soon.
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Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chips for 4K XR

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip platform, elevating mixed reality experiences for a new generation of devices.

In a press briefing ahead of CES 2024 — the big tech trade show in Las Vegas next week — Qualcomm introduced its new chip architecture promising a new echelon of spatial computing with 4.3K resolution per eye at 90 frames per second.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.