Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 768G: Higher-bin 765 up to 2.8GHz
by Andrei Frumusanu on May 11, 2020 3:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Today alongside with the launch of the Xiaomi Redmi K30 5G Racing Edition, Qualcomm is announcing the new Snapdragon 768G SoC which powers the device. The new SoC is a direct follow-up to the Snapdragon 765G announced last December, and the two chips are very likely the same silicon design, with the new variant increasing the clock frequencies.
| Qualcomm Snapdragon Premium SoCs 2019-2020 | ||||
| SoC | Snapdragon 768G | Snapdragon 765 Snapdragon 765G |
Snapdragon 730 | |
| CPU | 1x Cortex A76 @ 2.8GHz 1x Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz |
1x Cortex A76 @ 2.3GHz (non-G) @ 2.4GHz (765G) 1x Cortex-A76 @ 2.2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz |
2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz |
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| GPU | Adreno 620 +15% perf over 765G |
Adreno 620 +20% perf (non-G) +38% perf (765G) |
Adreno 618 | |
| DSP / NPU | Hexagon 696 HVX + Tensor 5.4TOPS AI (Total CPU+GPU+HVX+Tensor) |
Hexagon 688 HVX + Tensor |
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| Memory Controller |
2x 16-bit CH @ 2133MHz LPDDR4X / 17.0GB/s |
2x 16-bit CH @ 1866MHz LPDDR4X 14.9GB/s |
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| ISP/Camera | Dual 14-bit Spectra 355 ISP 1x 192MP or 36MP with ZSL or 2x 22MP with ZSL |
Dual Spectra 350 ISP 1x 36MP with ZSL or 2x 22MP with ZSL |
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| Encode/ Decode |
2160p30, 1080p120 H.264 & H.265 10-bit HDR pipelines |
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| Integrated Modem | Snapdragon X52 Integrated (LTE Category 24/22) DL = 1200 Mbps 4x20MHz CA, 256-QAM UL = 210 Mbps 2x20MHz CA, 256-QAM (5G NR Sub-6 4x4 100MHz + mmWave 2x2 400MHz) DL = 3700 Mbps UL = 1600 Mbps |
Snapdragon X15 LTE (Category 15/13) DL = 800Mbps 3x20MHz CA, 256-QAM UL = 150Mbps 2x20MHz CA, 64-QAM |
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| Mfc. Process | Samsung 7nm EUV (7LPP) |
Samsung 8nm (8LPP) |
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The new chip features the same Cortex-A76 cores in a 1+1 configuration (one Prime high-clocked core, and one medium clocked core), alongside 6 Cortex-A55 cores. The difference in CPU performance lies in the frequencies of the big cores which are now at up to 2.8GHz and 2.4GHz for the Performance and Middle core – a more notable uplift from the 2.4 and 2.2GHz clocks of the Snapdragon 765G.
GPU clock frequencies have also been increased, resulting in at 15% performance boost over the Snapdragon 765.
The rest of the chip is seemingly identical to the Snapdragon 765 series. What’s interesting here is that Qualcomm does name it quite differently in its SKU line-up. While it very much shares the design of the Snapdragon 765, it’s also a possibility that it’s a silicon respin of the chip, the timelines certainly would make sense and it’s also not the first time that Qualcomm would have done this (Snapdragon 821 is an example of this). If the increased clocks come at a cost of higher power draw or loss of efficiency is anybody’s guess right now – there’s also the possibility that yields on Samsung’s 7LPP node has improved and thus enabled the higher frequencies.
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yeeeeman - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
I want 5Ghz as my 9900khary232 - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
+1close - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
I guess then it would cost $500 and be slower than the competition.Deicidium369 - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
What competition? The cheap Chinese knockoffs AMD?Thud2 - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
Wow. Biased, Delusional and out of touch much?kobblestown - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
Well, it supports 5G, doesn't it?! ;)Wilco1 - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
You don't need anywhere near 5GHz to beat a 9900K. Eg. A13 has the same performance at 2.6Ghz, almost half the frequency!The same microarchitecture as Cortex-A76 is used in Graviton 2 and Ampere Altra which beat ridiculously expensive Xeon chips by a huge margin, all without needing 5GHz and while using far less power.
5GHz = huge, expensive, power hungry chips which are easily beaten by smarter designs. Stupity, all driven by marketing rather than good engineering.
eek2121 - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
This is a popular misconception that needs to die.Kangal - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
Which part?The old AMD Bulldozer parts clock insanely high, yet they get outpaced by simple Core i3's and probably some ARM SoC's too.
Frequency is important, but so is IPC, and so is efficiency, and so are drivers/software, etc etc....
willis936 - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
Every part? Coffee lake has a 19 stage pipeline, 22 execution units (up to 4 per operation type), and 1 MB of L3 per core.A76 has a 13 stage pipeline, 8 execution units, and 1 MB per core. Where is the supposed magic gain in IPC?
https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/microarchitectu...
https://wikimili.com/en/ARM_Cortex-A76