News & Reviews:   ray tracing

Samsung and AMD have been working closely together since 2021, in which the former’s in-house Exynos SoCs will reportedly feature GPU from the latter. Now, some 2 years later, it seems that this collaboration will finally bear fruit and more impressively, won’t be limited to high-end Galaxy devices.

In recent months, AI has been one of the biggest tech topics on everyone's mind. Many companies are looking into different ideas like generative AI, and some have tried implementing these ideas in mobile devices. In fact, ChatGPT was released recently on iOS and Android.

Qualcomm has been developing AI tech for more than a decade. With the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, they provide AI capabilities to flagship mobile devices. But how does the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 help with AI? Here are some of the AI-powered features I've found.

What if I told you, you could have the power of a gaming desktop PC in the palm of your hands? That’s right, it’s all in your smartphone. Not just any smartphone, but one that’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. Deeply integrated into the high-end Snapdragon  8 Gen 2 chipset is the Snapdragon Elite Gaming platform. What does it do you may ask? We’re going to dive deeper into the 8 Gen 2 mobile platform and how it will change the mobile gaming landscape.

Many of the things we do daily are at our fingertips. Catching up on the news, binging your favourite shows, mobile photography, gaming and more. If you are very serious about gaming and photography with your phone, the very first thing you need to keep an eye out for would be the chipset. For these reasons, here is why you should get a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered smartphone.

Today, OPPO took to the stage today at the Snapdragon Summit 2022 to announce users can experience a fully optimised hardware-based ray tracing feature on the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform when it releases. As expected, its next Find X flagship smartphone will be one of the first to be powered by the new chipset.

With the announcement of the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, Ray Tracing was mentioned a lot by Qualcomm and its potential for immersive mobile gaming. To see how it really works, OPPO just released a video about its Mobile Ray Tracing Demo Gameplay.

Nvidia is aiming to bring its ray tracing technology to the next level. According to a research paper dug up by Twitter user 0x22h, the upgraded technology could lead to up to 20% performance improvements, and that's a huge leap. 

In a bid to enhance their competitive edge, most companies invest in R&D for their products instead of only manufacturing them. OPPO is the same with its internal development team and had some interesting reveals at its latest conference.

Redmi had launched its affordable gaming laptop Redmi G last year with a big 16.1-inch display. This year, the company will continue to add a new model to the line by presenting the Redmi G 2021 on 22 September. Before that happens, the first feature of the upcoming gaming laptop has gotten revealed, and it's ray tracing.

For those who have been wanting to know the price of next-generation gaming consoles, you may have noticed that Microsoft has announced the price of the Xbox Series X today. By packing a lot of advanced features, the Series X will cost 299 USD (~RM1,246). Besides the price, the detailed information of the console hasn't been shared yet. However, someone has leaked the promo video of the console before Microsoft proceeds to reveal more.