Today Qualcomm is announcing a new entry into their premium tier Snapdragon 700-series with the brand-new Snapdragon 750G platform and SoC. The new SoC, as its name implies, lies slightly below the popular Snapdragon 765/768 series released earlier this year, but since it’s a newer design, employs some new IP, such as new Cortex-A77 based performance cores.

The chip on paper looks extremely similar to the Snapdragon 690 which was released last June, however the 750G does have some important distinctions such as the inclusion of mmWave 5G connectivity support which enables it to be Qualcomm’s lowest-end chipset with the feature, positioning itself as an important chipset for the US market.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Premium SoCs 2019-2020
SoC Snapdragon
768G
 
Snapdragon
765 / 765G
 
Snapdragon
750G
(NEW)
Snapdragon
730G / 732G
 
CPU 1x Cortex A76
@ 2.8GHz

1x Cortex-A76
@ 2.4GHz

6x Cortex-A55
@ 1.8GHz
1x Cortex A76
@ 2.3GHz / 2.4GHz

1x Cortex-A76
@ 2.2GHz

6x Cortex-A55
@ 1.8GHz
2x Cortex-A77
@ 2.2GHz

 
6x Cortex-A55
@ 1.8GHz
2x Cortex-A76
@ 2.2GHz / 2.3GHz
 
6x Cortex-A55
@ 1.8GHz
GPU Adreno 620
+15% perf over 765G
Adreno 620
+20% perf (non-G)
+38% perf (765G)
Adreno 619
+10% perf over 730G
Adreno 618
(+15% 732G)
DSP / NPU Hexagon 696
HVX + Tensor

5.4TOPS AI
(Total CPU+GPU+HVX+Tensor)
Hexagon 694
HVX + Tensor

4TOPS AI
(Total)
Hexagon 688
HVX + Tensor
Memory
Controller
2x 16-bit CH

@ 2133MHz LPDDR4X / 17.0GB/s
2x 16-bit CH

@ 1866MHz LPDDR4X 14.9GB/s
ISP/Camera Dual
Spectra 355 ISP
Dual
Spectra 355L ISP
Dual
Spectra 350 ISP
Encode/
Decode
2160p30, 1080p120
H.264 & H.265

10-bit HDR pipelines
Integrated Modem Snapdragon X52 Integrated

(LTE Category 24/22)
DL = 1200 Mbps
4x20MHz CA, 256-QAM

UL = 210 Mbps
2x20MHz CA, 256-QAM

(5G NR Sub-6 4x4 100MHz
+ mmWave 2x2 400MHz)
DL = 3700 Mbps
UL = 1600 Mbps
Snapdragon X15 LTE

(Cat. 15/13)
DL = 800Mbps
3x20MHz CA, 256-QAM

UL = 150Mbps
2x20MHz CA, 64-QAM
Mfc. Process Samsung
7nm EUV (7LPP)
Samsung
8nm (8LPP)

Looking at the specs, the new Snapdragon 750G upgrades its CPU cores from the Cortex-A76 to newer Cortex-A77’s, clocking them up to 2.2GHz. The A77’s roughly has a 25% performance per clock advantage over the A76, meaning the new chip should be roughly equivalent to the Snapdragon 768G when it comes to CPU performance. Alongside the two performance cores, we also see 6x A55 cores clocked at up to 1.8GHz.

On the GPU side of things, we’re seeing the Adreno 619 GPU which promises a 10% performance boost over the Adreno 618 in the Snapdragon 730G.

Besides the CPU and GPU, the new chip also features a Hexagon 694 DSP and tensor accelerator and promises a combined platform computational throughput of 4TOPs.

Looking at all of the above specifications, they’re oddly familiar and seemingly match those of the Snapdragon 690 SoC, so it’s likely Qualcomm did a lot of design re-use between the two chipset generations.

One further difference from the S690 is the upgrade from 1833 to 2133MHz LPDDR4X memory.

The key difference though to the 6-series sibling however is in the modem: The Snapdragon 750G uses an X52 modem, the same as on the Snapdragon 765/768 chips, with the distinguishing factor to the X51-based variant of the Snapdragon 690 being the additional for mmWave support.

This is an important feature to have for the US market handset designs as it opens up support for the Verizon 5G network, whilst the rest of the world primarily is focusing on sub-6GHz deployments first.

The Snapdragon 750G is manufactured on Samsung’s 8nm process node, and from a device development standpoint is interesting as it’s pin-compatible with the Snapdragon 690 – meaning vendors can pick between the two SoC options without a major platform redesign.

Commercial devices with the Snapdragon 750G are expected to be available by the end of the year, with Xiaomi claiming to be the first vendor to launch a smartphone based on the platform.

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  • dotjaz - Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - link

    "so it’s likely Qualcomm did a lot of design re-use between the two chipset generations"

    Seems like Andrei doesn't understand what design reuse is. SD690 and SD750G are obviously the same chip of the same generation. Just like SD710/670. They just lowered the frequency and disabled mmWave for 690, that's all.
  • Andrei Frumusanu - Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - link

    No. They are different designs.
  • tkSteveFOX - Thursday, September 24, 2020 - link

    A tad too late. Exynos 980 came with 2xA77 cores mire than 6 months ago on 8nm.
    Mtk 820 will eat this for breakfast, along with Kirin 820.
    Qualcomm have released a bunch of mid tier SoCs which were always behind the competition (690/720/730/732/765/768)
    In fact, the last time QC had a real beast of a mid-range product was the SD660 which had 4 big cores at the time and was like an SD835 with half the GPU cut down.
    Why not get a 4xA77 with lower clocks (1x2.4 and 3x2.2), 4xA55s and an Adreno 620 for the $3-400 segment to replace 765G and 768G?

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