Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Snapdragon 821 is one of Qualcomm flagship CPU. It was announced in 2016 Quarter 3. 4x (2.4 GHz), 4x (1.6 GHz). and supports UFS 2.0, 4G, LPDDR4.
![Qualcomm Snapdragon 821](/images/qualcomm-snapdragon.webp)
CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
Number of cores | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 2000 million |
TDP | 11 Watt |
Neural Processing | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Adreno 530 |
GPU Architecture | Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 650 MHz |
Execution units | 2 |
Shaders | 256 |
DirectX | 11.2 |
OpenCL API | 2.0 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.1 |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x |
Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
4G network | Yes |
5G network | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 0.6 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 4.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2016 Quarter 3 |
Partnumber | MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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