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Qualcomm
Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
Qualcomm's Dragonwing Q-6690 is a 4nm enterprise and industrial mobile processor with an octa-core Kryo CPU peaking at 2.9 GHz, an Adreno 7-series GPU and a 6 TOPS Hexagon NPU. QCM6690 is the variant with an integrated 5G modem, used in the OSCAL PILOT 8 rugged phone. Qualcomm announced it in August 2025.
Pros
- Octa-core Kryo CPU on a 4nm process: one 2.9 GHz prime core, three 2.7 GHz cores and four 2.0 GHz cores
- Integrated 5G modem in the QCM6690 variant, with dual-SIM dual-active (5G + 5G DSDA) support
- Platform supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0 and UWB, plus a fully integrated UHF (RAIN) RFID reader
- 6 TOPS Hexagon NPU and an Adreno 7-series GPU clocked at 1.15 GHz
- Qualcomm lists long-term support, with up to eight years of Android OS upgrades
Cons
- Qualcomm does not name the 5G modem or publish a peak download speed
- Display output is WFHD+ at 144 Hz, with 4K60 available over DisplayPort
- Memory bandwidth is about 25.6 GB/s (two 16-bit LPDDR5 channels at 3200 MHz)
Awaiting benchmarks
No Inno Score yet: CPU and GPU still need a published benchmark result.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 4 nm
- Architecture
- Qualcomm Kryo 7-Series
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x2.9 GHz Kryo Gold Prime + 3x2.7 GHz Kryo Gold + 4x2.0 GHz Kryo Silver
- Max clock
- 2.9 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 7-series
- GPU clock
- 1,150 MHz
AI
- NPU
- Qualcomm Hexagon
- AI performance
- 6 TOPS
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5-3200 / LPDDR4X-2133
- Max bandwidth
- 25.6 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated 5G modem (5G + 5G DSDA)
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
Media
- Max display
- 4K @ 60Hz (DisplayPort) / WFHD+ @ 144Hz
- Video capture
- 4K@60fps
Devices with the Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690) good in 2026?
We haven't scored the Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690) yet: there are no published CPU and GPU benchmark results for it in our database, and we don't score chips on their spec sheet alone. Qualcomm's Dragonwing Q-6690 is a 4nm enterprise and industrial mobile processor with an octa-core Kryo CPU peaking at 2.9 GHz, an Adreno 7-series GPU and a 6 TOPS Hexagon NPU. QCM6690 is the variant with an integrated 5G modem, used in the OSCAL PILOT 8 rugged phone. Qualcomm announced it in August 2025.
Which devices use the Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)?
One device in our catalog uses the Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690): OSCAL PILOT 8.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)?
Cores: 8 · Process: 4 nm · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 7-series
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 (QCM6690)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Huawei Kirin T92B, Huawei Kirin 9010S, Huawei Kirin T92A — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
