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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
Brand: Qualcomm
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Last updated: 2025-07-24

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c is a processor based on the Kryo 490 architecture. It was manufactured using the advanced 7-nanometer process. This significantly contributed to its remarkable energy efficiency. Such characteristics are ideal for compact and fanless devices, where low heat generation is important.

The integrated Qualcomm Adreno 675 graphics unit provides decent graphics performance for the segment. Everyday tasks and media content can be displayed smoothly and appealingly. We found this combination very suitable for pleasant everyday use. It particularly shines in laptops designed for long battery life.

The Snapdragon 8c appeals to users who appreciate high mobility. It is a good choice if you are often on the go. It offers a stable platform for productive mobile work. A key feature was its focus on constant connectivity and fast boot times. This made it a core component of many mobile devices at the time.

Overall, it delivers balanced performance for its specific application class.

Energy efficiency through 7-nm manufacturing
Integrated Qualcomm Adreno 675 graphics
Designed for high mobility and connectivity
Suitable for fanless devices

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank ? / ?
In segment Smartphone / Tablet

Multi-core performance

Rank ? / ?
In segment Smartphone / Tablet

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

8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz

672

8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz

669

8C / 8T · 2.45 GHz

665

2C / 2T · 2.26 GHz

652

8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz

647

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

8C / 8T · 2.84 GHz

2,578

8C / 8T · 2.60 GHz

2,576

8C / 8T · 2.45 GHz

2,574

6C / 6T · 2.39 GHz

2,569

8C / 8T · 2.58 GHz

2,517

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)

1,713

IMG DXT-48-1536

1,690

Qualcomm Adreno 675

1,550

Apple A16 (4 GPU Cores)

1,431

Samsung Xclipse 920

1,422

AI performance (NPU)

6C / 6T · 3.00 GHz

11.0 TOPS

8C / 8T · 3.00 GHz

10.0 TOPS

8C / 8T · 2.45 GHz

7.0 TOPS

6C / 6T · 2.65 GHz

6.0 TOPS

8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz

5.5 TOPS

More benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon (105)
CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c (1)
Architecture	Kryo 490
Technology	7 nm
Segment	Smartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation	1
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	4x Kryo 490 Gold 2.45 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	4x Kryo 490 Silver 1.80 GHz
L2-Cache	2.00 MB
L3-Cache	3.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Qualcomm Adreno 675
GPU frequency	0.25 - 0.59 GHz
CUs / Shader	7 / 672
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	1
Max. GPU Memory	4 GB
Technology	7 nm
Release date	Q4/2018

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware	Qualcomm AI engine
AI specifications	Hexagon 690 @ 7 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
LPDDR4X-4266	34.1 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	16 GB
Memory channels	4
ECC	✗
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	7 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Chiplet
AES-NI	✗
Operating systems	Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Instruction set	Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release date	Q4/2019
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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