Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 – Cortex A77 and 5G in Mid-range Smartphones.
Recently Qualcomm announced there newest addition to the Snapdragon 600 series, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 690. It has some significant upgrades over the previous Snapdragon 600 series SoC like it is the first 600 series with 5G capabilities and also has the newest and most powerful Cortex A77 Core in it, potentially making it better than the Snapdragon 765 in single-threaded workloads.
Check out the Detailed Specification Overview of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 690.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 Specification Table
| Specifications | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 |
| CPU | 2X Kryo 560 (Cortex A77)@ 2.0GHz 6x Kryo 560 (Cortex A55)@ 1.7GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 619L |
| AI | Hexagon 692 |
| Display | Max Resolution FHD+ @120Hz HDR 10+ up to 10-bit color depth |
| Memory | 2X16 Bit 2133MHz |
| ISP/Camera Supported | Spectra 355L 48MP single / 32+16MP dual |
| Modem | Snapdragon X51 ( LTE ) Download = 1200 Mbps Upload = 210 Mbps ( 5G NR Sub-6 ) Download = 2500 Mbps Upload = 1200 Mbps |
| Connectivity | WiFi 6 Ready Bluetooth 5.1 NFC |
| Process | 8nm |
Specification Details
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon-690-5g-mobile-platform
CPU
Just like any other mid-range SoC, Snapdragon 690 also has two big + 6 small core’s
the 2 Performance cores are 2.0GHz Kyro 560 (Cortex A77) Cores, and the 6 Effeciency cores are 1.7GHz Kyro 560(Cortex A55) Cores.
The Cortex A77 is the newest core from the Cortex, and also the most powerful core from Cortex, so the expected performance is excellent from this SoC.
GPU
Snapdragon 690 has Adreno 619L as its GPU, its s new GPU, and according to Qualcomm, it will be faster than the GPU of Snapdragon 720G and 730G.
AI
For AI Snapdragon 690 has various features like
2x Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Vector eXtensions (HVX), Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Tensor Accelerator, Qualcomm® Sensing Hub, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Scalar Accelerator,
The AI Processors used is Qualcomm Hexagon 692 Processor.
ISP/Camera
ISP Used by the Snapdragon 690 is Spectra 355L, it is capable of upto 48MP(MFNR) and 192MP in the RAW lens in a single-camera setup and 32+16MP(ZSL) lens in dual camera setup.
Memory
2 x 16-bit LPDDR4X memory at up to 2133MHz, with a maximum of up to 8GB RAM.
Display
Snapdragon 690 can support a Max Resolution of up to FHD+ @120Hz
with HDR 10 and HDR10+ support, and also it can have up to 10-bit color depth.
Modem
It has the Snapdragon X51 5G Modem
( LTE Speeds )
Download = 1200 Mbps
Upload = 210 Mbps
( 5G NR Sub-6 Speeds )
Download = 2500 Mbps
Upload = 1200 Mbps.
Connectivity
It is WiFi 6 Ready and has Bluetooth 5.1, also has NFC Support.
Benchmarks
Source
https://www.dopetechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-675-Vs-Snapdragon-690-5G-Antutu-Score–1024×489.jpg
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon-690-5g-mobile-platform
https://www.anandtech.com/show/15851/qualcomm-announces-snapdragon-690-5g-a77-in-the-midrange
https://www.xda-developers.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-690-5g-chip/
