Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  3 5

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 530 Qualcomm Adreno 512
• GPU frequency
  0.62 GHz 0.60 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.62 GHz 0.60 GHz
• Shader
  256 128
• Generation
  5 5
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2015 Q4/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode Decode

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4-1866 LPDDR4-1866
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 2
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Architecture
  Kryo Kryo 260
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2015 Q2/2017
• Part Number
  MSM8996 SDA660