# Qualcomms new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips bring agentic AI to mobile phones

> Source: <https://mashable.com/tech/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-agentic-ai-chips-summit>
> Published: 2026-09-23 11:59:23+00:00

Qualcomm announces its most powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip built for aganetic [AI](https://mashable.com/category/artificial-intelligence) computing on [mobile](https://mashable.com/category/mobile) phones. See all the highlights and announcements from the annual Snapdragon Summit 2026. 

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**Timecode chapters**

0:00 Introduction and the age of agentic AI

2:34 Introducing Snapdragon 8 Elite and extreme Gen 6

3:33 Xiaomi 18 Pro series announcement

5:08 Qualcomm Oryon CPU and flex cache architecture

6:13 Sensing hub and personal scribe context

7:38 Hexagon NPU and agentic AI acceleration

9:26 AI ISP architecture and intelligent Pixel control

10:53 Adreno neural fusion and mobile gaming tech

12:05 Sanctuary Unreal Engine 5 real-time demo

13:08 Motorola Signature 27 first look

**Video credits**

Video editor: Stephen Beacham

Thumbnail designer: Stephen Beacham