Qualcomm
CPUEmbeddedReleased Jan 5, 2016

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820A

4C/4T · 2.1 GHz

The Snapdragon 820A is the automotive version of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820, introduced at CES 2016 for in-vehicle infotainment and digital instrument clusters. It pairs four Kryo cores (two at up to 2.15 GHz and two at up to 1.59 GHz) with Adreno 530 graphics and a Hexagon 680 DSP. It was offered as the APQ8096AU without a modem and as the 820Am (MSM8996AU) with an integrated X12 LTE modem, succeeding the Snapdragon 602A.

General

Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Model
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820A
Segment
Embedded
Generation
Snapdragon Automotive (Cockpit/Ride)
Codename
—
Architecture
ARM64
Microarchitecture
2× Kryo Gold + 2× Kryo Silver
Release date
Jan 5, 2016

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
4 cores / 4 threadsP2+E2
Base clock
—
Boost clock
2.15 GHz
TDP (design W)
—
Unlocked
✕ No
L2 cache
—
L3 cache
—
Technology (nm)
14 nm
Samsung 14LPP

Platform

Socket
—
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
Adreno 530
Clock: 624 MHz
Memory type
—
Memory size
—
ECC memory
—
PCIe
—

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
—
NPU
Hexagon 680 DSP

OS support

Notes
An automotive infotainment and digital cockpit processor supplied to car makers and their suppliers, typically running Android Automotive OS, Linux or QNX; it is not offered for Windows, macOS or ChromeOS.
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