Today Qualcomm is saying a brand new entry into their premium tier Snapdragon 700-series with the brand-new Snapdragon 750G platform and SoC. The new SoC, as its identify implies, lies barely beneath the favored Snapdragon 765/768 sequence launched earlier this yr, however because it’s a more recent design, employs some new IP, resembling new Cortex-A77 based mostly efficiency cores.
The chip on paper seems to be extraordinarily just like the Snapdragon 690 which was launched final June, nevertheless the 750G does have some necessary distinctions such because the inclusion of mmWave 5G connectivity assist which permits it to be Qualcomm’s lowest-end chipset with the function, positioning itself as an necessary chipset for the US market.
| Qualcomm Snapdragon Premium SoCs 2019-2020 | ||||
| SoC | Snapdragon 768G |
Snapdragon 765 / 765G |
Snapdragon 750G (NEW) |
Snapdragon 730G / 732G |
| CPU | 1x Cortex A76 @ 2.8GHz 1x Cortex-A76 6x Cortex-A55 |
1x Cortex A76 @ 2.3GHz / 2.4GHz 1x Cortex-A76 6x Cortex-A55 |
2x Cortex-A77 @ 2.2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz |
2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.2GHz / 2.3GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 620 +15% perf over 765G |
Adreno 620 +20% perf (non-G) +38% perf (765G) |
Adreno 619 +10% perf over 730G |
Adreno 618 (+15% 732G) |
| DSP / NPU | Hexagon 696 HVX + Tensor 5.4TOPS AI |
Hexagon 694 HVX + Tensor 4TOPS AI |
Hexagon 688 HVX + Tensor |
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| Memory Controller |
2x 16-bit CH
@ 2133MHz LPDDR4X / 17.0GB/s |
2x 16-bit CH
@ 1866MHz LPDDR4X 14.9GB/s |
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| ISP/Camera | Dual Spectra 355 ISP |
Dual Spectra 355L ISP |
Dual Spectra 350 ISP |
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| Encode/ Decode |
2160p30, 1080p120 H.264 & H.265 10-bit HDR pipelines |
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| Integrated Modem | Snapdragon X52 Integrated
(LTE Category 24/22) UL = 210 Mbps (5G NR Sub-6 4×4 100MHz |
Snapdragon X15 LTE
(Cat. 15/13) UL = 150Mbps |
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| Mfc. Process | Samsung 7nm EUV (7LPP) |
Samsung 8nm (8LPP) |
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Looking on the specs, the brand new Snapdragon 750G upgrades its CPU cores from the Cortex-A76 to newer Cortex-A77’s, clocking them as much as 2.2GHz. The A77’s roughly has a 25% efficiency per clock benefit over the A76, which means the brand new chip must be roughly equal to the Snapdragon 768G in terms of CPU efficiency. Alongside the 2 efficiency cores, we additionally see 6x A55 cores clocked at as much as 1.8GHz.
On the GPU facet of issues, we’re seeing the Adreno 619 GPU which guarantees a 10% efficiency increase over the Adreno 618 within the Snapdragon 730G.
Besides the CPU and GPU, the brand new chip additionally incorporates a Hexagon 694 DSP and tensor accelerator and guarantees a mixed platform computational throughput of 4TOPs.
Looking at the entire above specs, they’re oddly acquainted and seemingly match these of the Snapdragon 690 SoC, so it’s probably Qualcomm did plenty of design re-use between the 2 chipset generations.
One additional distinction from the S690 is the improve from 1833 to 2133MHz LPDDR4X reminiscence.
The key distinction although to the 6-series sibling nevertheless is within the modem: The Snapdragon 750G makes use of an X52 modem, the identical as on the Snapdragon 765/768 chips, with the distinguishing issue to the X51-based variant of the Snapdragon 690 being the extra for mmWave assist.
This is a vital function to have for the US market handset designs because it opens up assist for the Verizon 5G community, while the remainder of the world primarily is specializing in sub-6GHz…
