TheSnapdragon G-serieslineup is led by the G3 Gen 3 SoC, an upgrade from the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2.

It is built specifically for Android-based handheld gaming devices and supports Unreal Engine 5’s Lumen lighting system.

It also offers real-time, hardware-accelerated ray tracing with global illumination and reflections.

Qualcomm levels up handheld gaming with Snapdragon G-series chips

The G3 Gen 3 chip supports up to QHD+ resolution and 144Hz refresh rates.

Graphics processing is handled by an Adreno A32 GPU.

Like the flagship model, it includes the FastConnect 7800 module with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity.

The entry-level option, Snapdragon G1 Gen 2, targets handheld cloud gaming on Android devices.

On the display side, it supports up to FHD+ resolution with a 144Hz refresh rate.

Devices featuring these new Snapdragon gaming chips are expected to launch later this quarter.