The all-new 5G based Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 based on 7nm is here, promises to provide 25% faster CPU & 20% faster graphics performance
Qualcomm on Tuesday announced its new 5G capable Snapdragon 865 mobile chip in its Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii. One its first day of launch Qualcomm revealed a handful of details but on the 2nd day, they have revealed a lot more about the chipset, giving us a better idea of its performance improvements over last gen.
Having been in works for almost 2 years now, the Snapdragon 865 is only now going into production. Surprisingly, the new chipset will be based on TSMC 7nm process rather than the improved 7nm+ which is used for the A13 Bionic.
Undoubtedly, the Snapdragon 865 chip will be used in the flagship smartphones of 2020 and so the performance will also be great than the last-gen. The new chipset features the new Kryo 585 CPU and Adreno 650 GPU.
The design architecture of this SoC remains pretty same compared to last-gen, even the clock speeds staying unchanged between generations. The only major difference being the usage of the ARM Cortex-A77 performance cores (than the A76 in the 855).
As the design stands, there’s still a prime core in the eight-core configuration, named as Kryo 585 clocked up to 2.84 GHz. Also, there are 3 of the performance cores having the same Kryo 585 but clocked up to 2.4 GHz. These highly clocked CPUs help while gaming or any high-performance tasks.
There are 4x Kryo 385 (based on Cortex-A55) Efficiency cores clocked up to 1.8 GHz that help you while you do our daily tasks and handle all simple apps. Overall, the Snapdragon 865 promises to give 25% faster CPU performance and 20% faster graphics compared to last gen’s Snapdragon 855.
The chipset is also very efficient compared to last-gen, 25% more CPU power-efficient and 35% greater GPU power efficient.
The all-new Adreno 650 GPU supports up to QHD+ resolution on 144Hz refresh rate screens (or up to UHD resolution at 60Hz). The Spectra 480 ISP supports up to 200 MP primary rear cameras (or 64 MP with zero shutter lag), or up to 25 MP dual cameras.
On the video recording front, you get support for 4K HDR @60fps video capture with 64MP burst images or 4K @ 120 fps, or 8K @ 30 fps, along with unlimited capture of 720p footage at 960fps.
The Qualcomm X55 modem comes bundled with the SoC (even though it’s not on the same die as the SoC), providing you with both the options for 4G and 5G connectivity. The modem achieves a theoretical maximum download speed of up to 7.5Gbps on 5G and 2.5Gbps on 4G.
The X55 modem supports both standalone and non-standalone 5G networks, as well as both sub-6 and mmWave developments. Another great thing about the SoC is that it supports the latest Wi-Fi 6 standards that can eventually provide you with blazing fast download speeds.
It also supports Bluetooth 5.1, aptX TWS, aptX Adaptive, aptX Voice, the Super Wide Band voice over Bluetooth and TrueWireless Stereo Plus that can connect to each truly wireless earbud independently for a more stable connection.
The Snapdragon 865 SoC uses Qualcomm’s 5th generation AI engine, powered by a new Hexagon Tensor Accelerator that promises four times the TOPS (Trillion Operations Per Second) performance over its predecessor, still having 35% better efficiency.
The new Sensing Hub promises to use a lesser battery for always-on tasks such as waking up your virtual assistant with a voice command. The SoC has support for LPDDR5 memory but that depends on the OEMs who can choose to use LPDDR4 memory to cut down costs.
Next year we can see a bunch of smartphones from OnePlus, Xiaomi, Realme and Oppo to bring 5G enabled smartphone for consumers. 5G smartphones availability will depend on the region if it’s 5G ready or not.
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