Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

About mobile processor

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC is a powerful and efficient platform designed for smartphone flagships. Built on a 7nm process, this SoC boasts 8 cores with a frequency of 2840 MHz and a 1MB L2 cache. With a thermal design power of 6W, the Snapdragon 855 offers a great balance of performance and energy efficiency. One of the standout features of the Snapdragon 855 is its Adreno 640 GPU, which delivers exceptional graphics performance for gaming and multimedia tasks. This SoC also excels in overall system performance, as evidenced by its AnTuTu 10 score of 592,031 and Geekbench 6 scores of 939 for single-core and 2855 for multi-core performance. Thanks to its advanced architecture and cutting-edge technology, the Snapdragon 855 delivers smooth and responsive user experiences, whether you're gaming, multitasking, or using demanding applications. Its power efficiency also contributes to longer battery life, ensuring that users can stay connected and productive throughout the day. Overall, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC sets a high bar for flagship smartphone performance and remains a top choice for demanding users who expect the best from their mobile devices.

Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Launch Date
December 2018
Manufacturing
TSMC
Model Name
SM8150
Architecture
1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Cores
8
Technology
7 nm
Frequency
2840 MHz
Transistor count
6.7

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 640
GPU frequency
585 MHz
FLOPS
0.8985 TFLOPS
Shading units
384
Execution units
2
OpenCL version
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 20
5G support
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
Wi-Fi
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.13 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 690
L2 Cache
1 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0
Video capture
4K at 120FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
TDP
6 W
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6
Single Core Score
939
Geekbench 6
Multi Core Score
2855
Geekbench 5
Single Core Score
518
Geekbench 5
Multi Core Score
1830
AnTuTu 10
Score
603872
FP32 (float)
Score
916

Compared to Other SoC

Geekbench 6 Single Core
3842 +309.2%
1188 +26.5%
A8X
436 -53.6%
229 -75.6%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
14383 +403.8%
3336 +16.8%
1425 -50.1%
827 -71%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
692 +33.6%
596 +15.1%
367 -29.2%
150 -71%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
3874 +111.7%
2236 +22.2%
1480 -19.1%
A9X
1181 -35.5%
AnTuTu 10
2259162 +274.1%
856488 +41.8%
443189 -26.6%
347419 -42.5%
FP32 (float)
4286 +367.9%
1678 +83.2%
528 -42.4%
359 -60.8%