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Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

Released Jun 28, 2017Mobile Chipset

Eight Cortex-A53 cores on 14nm for the sub-$150 phones of 2018 (Redmi 5, Galaxy A6). It exists in millions of drawers worldwide.

Pros

  • Cheap and cool-running
  • Better battery than its 28nm predecessors
  • Did the basics

Cons

  • No performance cores
  • Adreno 506 struggles with anything 3D
  • 720p-class phones mostly
26.2Inno Score

Below average

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

CPU20
Benchmarks20
Efficiency46.7

Full specifications

Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

General

Announced
2017
Process
14 nm
TDP (typical)
4 W
Architecture
Armv8

CPU

Cores
8
Core configuration
8x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock
1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 506

AI

NPU
Qualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory

Memory type
LPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth
7.5 GB/s

Connectivity

Modem
Snapdragon X9 LTE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
4.2

Media

Max display
FHD @ 60Hz
Video capture
1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

AnTuTu 10
130,000Top 97%
Geekbench 6 (single)
140Top 99%
Geekbench 6 (multi)
620Top 97%

Quick answers

Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 good in 2026?

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 earns an Inno Score of 26.2/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Eight Cortex-A53 cores on 14nm for the sub-$150 phones of 2018 (Redmi 5, Galaxy A6). It exists in millions of drawers worldwide.

What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 AnTuTu score?

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 scores 130,000 points in AnTuTu 10. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 140 single-core and 620 multi-core.

What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450?

Cores: 8 · Process: 14 nm · AnTuTu 10: 130,000 · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 506

What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450?

Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Helio G85, Qualcomm Snapdragon 439, Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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