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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 10
795,334Top 42%
Geekbench 6 (single)
870Top 62%
Geekbench 6 (multi)
2,900Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
830Top 83%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)
294,736Top 75%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)
118,830Top 78%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)
160,316Top 69%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)
221,452Top 80%

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 10 (CPU 294,736, GPU 118,830, Memory 160,316, UX 221,452). That puts it in the top 42% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. 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 10: 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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