Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm unveiled its powerful Snapdragon 870 chip for premium phones on January 19, 2021. Fabricated on an advanced 7-nanometer process, this tiny chip manages to fit 8 high-performance cores.
It includes one ultra-fast 3.2 GHz core for lightning responses, three fast 2.42 GHz cores for smooth gaming and multitasking, and four efficient 1.8 GHz cores for everyday duties. By orchestrating different core types, the Snapdragon 870 delivers incredible speed when needed while maximizing battery life the rest of the time.
With its best-in-class 7nm octa-core design, the Snapdragon 870 brings cutting-edge experiences like professional-grade photography, desktop-level gaming, and super-fast 5G connectivity to today’s high-end Android devices. Users can now enjoy elite phone performance without paying ultra-premium prices.
Specs And Benchmark
Basics
| Available | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship |
| Model | SM8250-AC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 650 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 670 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1372.1 Gigaflops |
| Execution units | 2 |
| Shading units | 512 |
| Total shaders | 1024 |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 |
CPU
| Foundry | TSMC |
| Architecture |
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB |
| Process Node | 7nm |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion |
| TDP | 6 W |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 5G support | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | 6 |
| Upload speed | 3000 Mbps |
| Download speed | 7500 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Display/Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit |
| Storage Tech | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
3DMark
| Graphics test | 25 FPS |
| Score | 4278 |
| Stability | 92% |
GeekBench 6
| Single-Core Score | 1138 |
| Multi-Core Score | 3308 |
Gaming
| Fortnite | - |
AnTuTu 10
| CPU | 228185 |
| GPU | 259158 |
| Memory | 122893 |
| UX | 170900 |
| Total score | 809813 |
