The Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ Series is Qualcomm's industrial-grade processor family, delivering advanced computing, on-device AI, safety, and environmental durability for next-generation Industrial IoT. The IQ8 sits at the heart of this family — more capable than the entry-level IQ6 for demanding workloads, yet a cost-effective alternative to the flagship IQ9 where maximum compute is not required. It is the ideal platform for engineers who need serious Edge AI capability without over-specifying their design.
Key Features
Capable AI Performance
The IQ8 Series features a Hexagon Neural Signal Processor with up to 40 TOPS, supporting compute-intensive AI-centric and generative AI industrial use cases, along with the flexibility to integrate custom or open-source LLM models.
High-Performance Octa-Core Architecture
The IQ8 features an octa-core Kryo Gen 6 CPU configuration comprising 2× Kryo Gold Prime cores at 2.35 GHz, 2× Kryo Gold cores at 2.1 GHz, and 4× Kryo Silver cores at 1.95 GHz, paired with an Adreno 623 GPU and support for up to 32 GB of LPDDR5 RAM with inline ECC.
Multi-Camera Vision Support
The IQ8 Series supports up to 12 simultaneous camera inputs, enabling complex multi-sensor machine vision systems, quality inspection rigs, and AI-driven surveillance platforms in compact industrial form factors.
Advanced Video Processing
The integrated VPU supports video decode up to 4K at 135 fps and encode up to 4K at 85 fps, with codec support for AV1, H.265, H.264, and VP9.
Industrial Durability & Safety
The IQ8 Series is designed for use in extreme temperatures from −40°C to +125°C and supports ECC memory for error correction in safety-relevant deployments. The QCS8300 variant additionally includes a dedicated Safety Island with planned SIL3 certification support.
Rich Connectivity
On-board connectivity includes 4× CAN-FD interfaces and Gigabit Ethernet, alongside PCIe, USB, and camera interfaces for flexible industrial system design.
Long-Term OS & Ecosystem Support
The IQ8 Series runs Qualcomm Linux (Yocto and Ubuntu), and is fully supported by the Qualcomm IoT Solutions Framework, giving development teams access to reference designs, software stacks, and a growing partner ecosystem.
Typical Applications
- Industrial & agricultural robotics - capable AI processing for autonomous decision-making at the edge
- Drones & UAVs - high single-thread performance for real-time flight control and vision processing
- Edge AI boxes - on-device inference with multi-camera input and 4K video analytics
- Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) - sensor fusion and environment mapping without cloud dependency
- Machine vision & quality inspection - up to 12-camera support for production line monitoring
Available Variants
| Variant | NPU Performance | Safety Features |
| QCS8275 | 20–40 dense TOPS | Standard (scalable) |
| QCS8300 | 40 dense TOPS | Safety Island (SIL3 planned) |
