CPUEmbeddedReleased Apr 17, 2023

Qualcomm QCM8550

8C/8T

Cellular version of the QCS8550, adding a 3GPP Release 16 5G modem with sub-6 GHz and mmWave support. Announced at Hannover Messe in April 2023 as Qualcomm's premium IoT processor, it targets autonomous mobile robots, industrial drones, cloud gaming and video collaboration. Its octa-core Kryo CPU, Adreno 740 graphics with hardware ray tracing and a dual eNPU rated at 48 INT8 TOPS are complemented by triple 18-bit ISPs supporting cameras up to 200 MP, 8K60 decoding, and Wi-Fi 7 with Bluetooth 5.3.

General

Manufacturer: Qualcomm
Model: Qualcomm QCM8550
Segment: Embedded
Generation: Qualcomm IoT (QCS/QCM/QRB)
Codename: —
Architecture: ARM64
Microarchitecture: 1× Cortex-X3 + 2× Cortex-A715 + 2× Cortex-A710 + 3× Cortex-A510 (Kryo)
Release date: Apr 17, 2023
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 8 cores / 8 threadsS1+P4+E3
Base clock: —
Boost clock: —
TDP (design W): —
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: —
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 4 nm
4 nm

Platform

Socket: —
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Adreno 740
Memory type: LPDDR5X-8400, LPDDR5 (4×16-bit)
4-channel
Memory size: Up to 16 GB
ECC memory: —
PCIe: —

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: —
NPU: Dual eNPU (Hexagon, HVX + HMX) — 48 TOPS

OS support

Notes: Microsoft does not list this processor as supported for Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, and Windows 10, macOS and ChromeOS are not supported. Desktop Linux distributions have no official support.

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