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Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Brand: Qualcomm
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

Last updated: 2025-07-24

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 formed a solid foundation for many mobile devices. It was manufactured using a then-advanced 14-nanometer process. This enabled remarkable energy efficiency for mobile applications. Devices with this chip benefited from longer battery life in daily use. The integrated Qualcomm Adreno 506 graphics unit significantly enhanced its versatility.

It offered truly adequate graphics performance for typical multimedia applications. Even occasional gaming ran smoothly on it most of the time. Based on the Cortex-A53 architecture, this processor delivered reliable computing power. It was ideally suited for everyday tasks like browsing, social media, and video playback.

We observed how reliably it handled its tasks in the end devices. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 was a good choice in the mid-range segment at the time. It offered a balanced mix of performance and low power consumption. This processor remained a highly sought-after component for a while. It helped bring a wide range of features to affordable devices.

14-Nanometer Manufacturing
Integrated Qualcomm Adreno 506 Graphics
High Energy Efficiency
Reliable Performance for Everyday Tasks

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 163 / 176
In segment Smartphone / Tablet

Multi-core performance

Rank 152 / 177
In segment Smartphone / Tablet

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

6C / 6T · 2.00 GHz

229

8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz

219

8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz

208

8C / 8T · 1.95 GHz

199

8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz

198

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz

921

8C / 8T · 1.80 GHz

920

8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz

910

8C / 8T · 1.50 GHz

867

8C / 8T · 1.95 GHz

866

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

2C / 2T · 1.40 GHz

278

8C / 8T · 1.80 GHz

276

8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz

273

8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz

271

8C / 8T · 1.80 GHz

270

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 2T · 2.26 GHz

1,198

8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz

1,183

8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz

1,181

8C / 8T · 1.50 GHz

1,176

10C / 10T · 2.60 GHz

1,165

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Qualcomm Adreno 420

128

Qualcomm Adreno 506

125

Qualcomm Adreno 506

125

ARM Mali-G52 MP6

122

ARM Mali-T880 MP4

122

More benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon (105)
CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626 (2)
Architecture	Cortex-A53
Technology	14 nm
Segment	Smartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation	3
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗
Core architecture	normal
Cores:	8x Cortex-A53
Frequency:	2.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores):	2.20 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Qualcomm Adreno 506
GPU frequency	0.65 - 0.65 GHz
CUs / Shader	/ 96
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	0
Max. GPU Memory
Technology	14 nm
Release date	Q4/2015

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware	Qualcomm AI engine
AI specifications	Hexagon 546
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
LPDDR3-1866	7.5 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	4 GB
Memory channels	1
ECC	✗
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Chiplet
AES-NI	✗
Operating systems	Android
Instruction set	Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release date	Q4/2016
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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