Qualcomm gave a peek at the graphics capabilities of its new Snapdragon 810 chipset, which it confirmed will start shipping in tablets and other devices early next year.

It was a brief demonstration, but it showed that the chip is working and close to release, and gives an idea of what Qualcomm thinks will set the 810 apart from rivals — namely, it’s ability to render high-definition graphics in real time.

At its Uplinq conference in San Francisco on Thursday, Qualcomm showed the chip rendering a 3D image of a sports car in a computer-aided design program on an Android tablet. Changing the car’s color and outer material showed how the chip could render the reflections and surface texture at the car turned.

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