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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Released Dec 4, 2018Mobile Chipset

Qualcomm's 2019 flagship - OnePlus 7 Pro, Galaxy S10, Mi 9. The first Snapdragon on 7nm and the first with a dedicated prime core. Seven years on it still runs daily tasks smoothly, which says more about smartphone maturity than about the chip.

Pros

  • Proven, cool-running 7nm design
  • Adreno 640 still plays most titles at low settings
  • Dirt-cheap on the used market

Cons

  • 4G only without the external X50 add-on
  • No Wi-Fi 6 on most implementations
  • 2026 camera and AI stacks leave it behind
31.4Inno Score

Below average

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

CPU30.1
GPU24.9
Benchmarks42
AI29
Efficiency32.1

Full specifications

Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

General

Announced
2019
Process
7 nm
TDP (typical)
10 W
Architecture
Armv8.2

CPU

Cores
8
Core configuration
1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock
2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

NPU
Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance
7 TOPS

Memory

Memory type
LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth
34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Modem
Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
5.0

Media

Max display
4K @ 60Hz
Video capture
4K@60fps

Benchmarks

AnTuTu 10
600,000Top 52%
Geekbench 6 (single)
850Top 63%
Geekbench 6 (multi)
2,700Top 52%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
800Top 87%

Quick answers

Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 good in 2026?

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 earns an Inno Score of 31.4/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Qualcomm's 2019 flagship - OnePlus 7 Pro, Galaxy S10, Mi 9. The first Snapdragon on 7nm and the first with a dedicated prime core. Seven years on it still runs daily tasks smoothly, which says more about smartphone maturity than about the chip.

What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 AnTuTu score?

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 scores 600,000 points in AnTuTu 10. That puts it in the top 52% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 850 single-core and 2,700 multi-core.

What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855?

Cores: 8 · Process: 7 nm · AnTuTu 10: 600,000 · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 640

What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855?

Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G, Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G, Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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