CPULaptopReleased Dec 5, 2019

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c

8C/8T · 2.5 GHz

The Snapdragon 8c was introduced on December 5, 2019 as a mid-range 7 nm platform for thin, fanless Windows laptops, positioned between the Snapdragon 7c and 8cx. It has eight Kryo 490 cores at up to 2.45 GHz, an Adreno 675 GPU with DirectX 12 support, the Hexagon 690 DSP and a four-channel LPDDR4X memory interface, with optional Snapdragon X24 LTE or X55 5G connectivity.

General

Manufacturer: Qualcomm
Model: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
Segment: Laptop
Generation: Snapdragon Compute Platform
Codename: —
Architecture: ARM64
Microarchitecture: 4× Kryo 490 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 4× Kryo 490 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Release date: Dec 5, 2019
Price: Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 8 cores / 8 threadsP4+E4
Base clock: —
Boost clock: 2.45 GHz
TDP (design W): —
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: —
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 7 nm
TSMC N7

Platform

Socket: —
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Adreno 675
Memory type: LPDDR4X (2133 MHz)
4-channel
Memory size: —
ECC memory: —
PCIe: —

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: Armv8.2-A
NPU: Hexagon 690 DSP

OS support

Windows: Windows 10
Notes: Qualcomm lists support for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft lists the Snapdragon 8c for the original Windows 11 release but not for version 24H2 or later. No ChromeOS devices or official desktop Linux images.

All Qualcomm CPUs →

Laptop cpus from Qualcomm announced around the same time as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c. Add any of them to your compare list to see the specs side by side.

cpu