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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Released Mar 30, 2021Mobile Chipset

A 2021 remix of the Snapdragon 855+ built for exactly one legend: the Poco X3 Pro, the best price-to-performance phone of its year. Flagship-2019 silicon at a mid-range price, and the used market still knows it.

Pros

  • Flagship-class CPU and GPU for peanuts
  • Excellent sustained performance in the X3 Pro's cooling
  • Proven stability

Cons

  • 4G only
  • 2019 camera and AI pipeline
  • Only ever mattered in a handful of phones
34.3Inno Score

Below average

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

CPU31.4
GPU27.3
Benchmarks49.1
Efficiency32.1

Full specifications

Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

General

Announced
2021
Process
7 nm
TDP (typical)
10 W
Architecture
Armv8.2

CPU

Cores
8
Core configuration
1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock
2.96 GHz

GPU

GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock
700 MHz

AI

NPU
Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory type
LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth
34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Modem
Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
5.1

Media

Max display
4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture
4K@60fps

Benchmarks

AnTuTu 11
795,334Bottom 28%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)
294,736Bottom 28%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)
118,830Bottom 25%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)
160,316Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)
221,452Bottom 23%
Geekbench 6 (single)
870Bottom 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)
2,900Top 50%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
830Bottom 17%

Quick answers

Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 good in 2026?

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 earns an Inno Score of 34.3/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. A 2021 remix of the Snapdragon 855+ built for exactly one legend: the Poco X3 Pro, the best price-to-performance phone of its year. Flagship-2019 silicon at a mid-range price, and the used market still knows it.

What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 AnTuTu score?

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 scores 795,334 points in AnTuTu 11 (CPU 294,736, GPU 118,830, Memory 160,316, UX 221,452). That puts it in the top 75% of the 36 AnTuTu 11 results in this category in our database. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 870 single-core and 2,900 multi-core.

What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860?

Cores: 8 · Process: 7 nm · AnTuTu: 795,334 · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 640

What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860?

Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Apple A12 Bionic, MediaTek Dimensity 6080, MediaTek Dimensity 810 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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