Today Qualcomm is extending its 5G SoC portfolio all the way down to the Snapdragon 600-series, introducing the brand new Snapdragon 690 platform and chip. The new design is a extra important improve to the 600-series, not solely upgrading the mobile capabilities, but in addition upgrading a few of the cornerstone IPs to the latest era obtainable.
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600-Range SoCs | |||||||
| SoC | Snapdragon 660 | Snapdragon 662 | Snapdragon 665 | Snapdragon 670 | Snapdragon 675 | Snapdragon 690 | |
| CPU | 4x Kryo 260 (CA73) @ 2.2GHz 4x Kryo 260 (CA53) |
4x Kryo 260 (CA73) @ 2.0GHz 4x Kryo 260 (CA53) |
4x Kryo 260 (CA73) @ 2.0GHz 4x Kryo 260 (CA53) |
2x Kryo 360 (CA75) @ 2.0GHz 6x Kryo 360 (CA55) |
2x Kryo 460 (CA76) @ 2.0GHz 6x Kryo 460 (CA55) @ 1.7GHz |
2x Kryo 560 (CA77) @ 2.0GHz 6x Kryo 560 (CA55) @ 1.7GHz |
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| GPU | Adreno 512 | Adreno 610 | Adreno 615 | Adreno 612 | Adreno 619L | ||
| DSP | Hexagon 680 | Hexagon 683 | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon 685 | Hexagon 692 |
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| ISP/ Camera |
Spectra 160 24MP |
Spectra 340T 25MP single / 16MP twin |
Spectra 165 25MP single / 16MP twin |
Spectra 250 25MP single / 16MP twin |
Spectra 250 25MP single / 16MP twin |
Spectra 355L 48MP single / 32+16MP twin |
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| Memory | 2x 16-bit @ 1866MHz LPDDR4 14.9GB/s |
2x 16-bit @ 1866MHz LPDDR4X 14.9GB/s 1MB system cache |
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| Integrated Modem | Snapdragon X12 LTE | Snapdragon X11 LTE (Cat 12/13) DL = 390Mbps UL = 150Mbps |
Snapdragon X12 LTE
(Category 12/13) DL = 600Mbps UL = 150Mbps |
Snapdragon X51
( LTE ) ( 5G NR |
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| Encode/ Decode |
2160p30, 1080p120 H.264 & H.265 |
1080p60 H.264 & H.265 |
2160p30, 1080p120 H.264 & H.265 |
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| Mfc. Process | 14nm LPP | 11nm LPP | 11nm LPP | 10nm LPP | 11nm LPP | 8nm LPP | |
Although the brand new Snapdragon 690 maintains its CPU configurations by way of huge and little cores in a 2+6 setup, Qualcomm has managed to incorporate the latest Cortex-A77 IP for the massive CPU cores, leading to a 20% efficiency uplift because of the microarchitectural enhancements. The clock speeds stay the identical as present in different latest 600-series designs, which means 2GHz on the massive cores and 1.7GHz for the A55 cores.
On the GPU aspect, we see the shift to a brand new Adreno 619L design sees a a lot greater shift with an as much as 60% enhance in efficiency in comparison with the earlier era Snapdragon 675.
Memory-wise, it’s nonetheless a LPDDR4X SoC with twin 16-bit channel assist, which is a lot for the bandwidth necessities at this efficiency phase.
Qualcomm can also be trickling down a few of the newer increased finish multimedia options to the 600-series, such because the newer era Spectra iSP which is ready to assist as much as 192MP nonetheless photos or as much as 48MP sensors with multi-frame noise discount, or a dual-camera setup in tandem of 32+16MP sensors. The chip has a 10-bit seize and show pipeline, permitting it 4K HDR seize and show – though we didn’t see point out of 4K60 recording.
The key function of the Snapdragon 690 is its shift in direction of a 5G modem platform. The built-in X51 modem now provides assist for 5G sub-6GHz with world band assist. The speeds right here scale as much as 2500Mbps downstream and 1200Mbps upstream on sub-6…
