CPUSmartphoneReleased Jan 19, 2021

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

8C/8T · 3.2 GHz

The Snapdragon 870 (SM8250-AC) was announced on January 19, 2021 as a further refresh of the Snapdragon 865, with its prime core raised to up to 3.2 GHz. It keeps the Adreno 650 GPU, the Hexagon 698 processor, the Spectra 480 ISP and the external Snapdragon X55 5G modem, and uses the FastConnect 6800 subsystem for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. It was widely used in upper-midrange and value flagship phones.

General

Manufacturer: Qualcomm
Model: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Segment: Smartphone
Generation: Snapdragon 8xx
Codename: Kona
Architecture: ARM64
Microarchitecture: 1× Kryo 585 Prime (A77) + 3× Kryo 585 Gold (A77) + 4× Kryo 585 Silver (A55)
Release date: Jan 19, 2021
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 8 cores / 8 threadsS1+P3+E4
Base clock: —
Boost clock: 3.20 GHz
TDP (design W): —
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: —
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 7 nm
TSMC N7P

Platform

Socket: —
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Adreno 650
Clock: 670 MHz
Memory type: LPDDR5 (2750 MHz), LPDDR4X (2133 MHz)
4-channel
Memory size: Up to 16 GB
ECC memory: —
PCIe: —

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: Armv8.2-A
NPU: Hexagon 698 — 15 TOPS

OS support

Notes: Android smartphone platform. Qualcomm ships it with Android and provides no Windows, ChromeOS or desktop Linux support; mainstream Linux distributions publish no official image for this SoC.

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