Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 430, 617 SoCs: Incremental Updates
by Joshua Ho on September 15, 2015 1:27 AM EST- Posted in
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- SoCs
- Snapdragon 617
- Snapdragon 430
While the Snapdragon 820 is most likely to capture public attention as a halo product, Qualcomm has also been working on updating their mid-range SoCs. The first update announced was the Snapdragon 617, which appears to be similar to the Snapdragon 615 with an updated X8 modem for UE category 7 LTE, with support for carrier aggregation of up to 2 20 MHz carriers. The DSP is in the same family as the Snapdragon 615, but it looks like the DSP might have been rebranded. The ISP is shared with the Snapdragon 620, which allows for cameras with resolutions as high as 21MP.
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Lineup | ||||
| SoC | Snapdragon 615 | Snapdragon 617 | Snapdragon 618 | Snapdragon 620 |
| CPU | 4x Cortex A53 @1.0GHz 4x Cortex A53 @1.7GHz |
4x Cortex A53 @?GHz 4x Cortex A53 @1.5GHz |
4x Cortex A53 @1.2GHz 2x Cortex A72 @1.8GHz |
4x Cortex A53 @1.2GHz 4x Cortex A72 @1.8GHz |
| Memory Controller |
1x 32-bit @ 800MHz LPDDR3 6.4GB/s b/w |
1x 32-bit @ 933MHz LPDDR3 7.5GB/s b/w |
2x 32-bit @ 933MHz LPDDR3 14.9GB/s b/w |
2x 32-bit @ 933MHz LPDDR3 14.9GB/s b/w |
| GPU | Adreno 405 | Adreno 405 | "Next-gen" Adreno | "Next-gen" Adreno |
| Encode/ Decode |
1080p H.264 1080p30 HEVC decode |
1080p H.264 1080p60 HEVC decode |
2160p30, 1080p120 H.264 & HEVC |
2160p30, 1080p120 H.264 & HEVC |
| Camera/ISP | 21MP | Dual ISP 21MP |
Dual ISP 21MP |
Dual ISP 21MP |
| Integrated Modem |
"X5 LTE" Cat. 4 150Mbps DL 50Mbps UL |
"X8 LTE" Cat. 7 300Mbps DL 100Mbps UL |
"X8 LTE" Cat. 7 300Mbps DL 100Mbps UL 2x20MHz C.A. (DL & UL) |
"X8 LTE" Cat. 7 300Mbps DL 100Mbps UL 2x20MHz C.A. (DL & UL) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Lineup | |||
| SoC | Snapdragon 415 | Snapdragon 425 | Snapdragon 430 |
| CPU | 4x Cortex A53@?GHz 4x Cortex A53@1.4GHz |
4x Cortex A53@?GHz 4x Cortex A53@1.7GHz |
4x Cortex A53@?GHz 4x Cortex A53@1.2GHz |
| Memory Controller |
1x 32-bit @ 667MHz LPDDR3 5.3GB/s b/w |
1x 32-bit @ 933MHz LPDDR3 7.5GB/s b/w |
1x 32-bit @ 800MHz LPDDR3 6.4GB/s b/w |
| GPU | Adreno 405 | Adreno 405 | Adreno 505 |
| Encode/ Decode |
1080p H.264 1080p30 HEVC decode |
1080p H.264 1080p60 HEVC decode |
1080p H.264 1080p30 HEVC decode |
| Camera/ISP | 13MP | Dual ISP 21MP |
Dual ISP 21MP |
| Integrated Modem |
"X5 LTE" Cat. 4 150Mbps DL 50Mbps UL |
"X8 LTE" Cat. 7 300Mbps DL 100Mbps U 2x20MHz C.A. (DL & UL) |
"X6 LTE" Cat. 4 150Mbps DL 50Mbps UL |
The Snapdragon 430 goes along a similar line of thought, but with a bump to 8 cores from the 4 cores of the Snapdragon 410/412. The GPU is also updated to Adreno 505 from the Adreno 306, but what this translates to is effectively unknown. The Snapdragon 430 will also have a UE category 4 modem with the ability to aggregate two 10 MHz downlink carriers for 150 Mbps and Category 5 uplink speeds of 75 Mbps. The ISP will be shared with the Snapdragon 617, which means dual ISPs that can enable a 21MP camera. Both SoCs and the Snapdragon 820 will support Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0, which improves charge efficiency and/or charge rate over Quick Charge 2.0.
Source: Qualcomm
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lilmoe - Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - link
Nevermind the "missing SKUs", I just saw the charts (did I actually miss them or were they added later?!).Anyway, It's worth mentioning that the link mentions the Adreno 510 GPU for the 618 and 620.
Spectrophobic - Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - link
Gee, I wonder what happened to "Quality Cores, Not More Cores" agenda of Qualcomm...darkich - Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - link
Snapdragon 820ToTTenTranz - Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - link
With a better GPU, it's possible the S430 will perform better than the S617, right?Le Geek - Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - link
Exactly what I was wondering. I assume the 430 will not be releasing in the same time frame as the 617. Maybe it might get a release date alongside 620.WorldWithoutMadness - Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - link
620 got A72 so definitely 617 is the wierdest move if they're not pulling something like inventory cleaning or rebadging stuffs.MrSpadge - Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - link
S430 has lower clocked CPU cores and lower clocked memory, so I don't think it's going to outperform S617. And the GPU.. well, it's only got to be "fast enough". It's not like you could run demanding games at native resolution on any of these devices anyway.trane - Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - link
Some sites are reporting these are 20nm parts. Any clarity on that? Would be surprising given 620 is 28nm. The Snapdragon line up is really getting messy now...trane - Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - link
Those sites are wrong, Qualcomm's official page does say 28nm.Klug4Pres - Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - link
Can someone explain to me - are we going to get a mid-range 64-bit offering? It seems as though there is high-end stuff based on Kryo/A57/A72 and then the low-end A53 stuff, which is marketed as mid-range if you can stuff enough cores in. Am I missing something?