Qualcomm's new chips stream 30B MoE weights from flash to RAM on demand
ryanshrout · x · 2026-09-23
Qualcomm staff walked through the new Snapdragon silicon: CPU, GPU, NPU, cache and a package-stacking design that saves space and improves thermals. The flagship technical feature is support for 30B MoE models, streaming weights from flash memory into system RAM on demand. GPU performance also improved; real-world perf remains to be seen.
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