The Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 is an ARM-based entry level SoC for tablets and smartphones (mostly Android based). It was announced in mid 2018 and integrates four 64-Bit Cortex-A53 CPU cores (quad-core) that clock with up to 2 GHz. Furthermore, there is a Adreno 504 graphics card, a LPDDR3 memory controller (max. 933 MHz) and wireless radios for WiFi and 4G/LTE included in the chip.
The Cortex-A53 is the successor of the entry level Cortex-A7 CPU cores. The A53 is now capable of 64 Bit (ARMv8-ISA) and addressing more than 4 GB RAM. According to ARM the performance per MHz is a lot better and even surpasses a Cortex-A9 core.
The integrated Adreno 504 ist the integrated graphics card that supports OpenGL ES 3.1 / 3.2 and Vulkan 1.0. According to Qualcomm, the GPU is 50% faster than the previous Adreno 308 in the Snapdragon 425.
The integrated wireless radios support WiFi 802.11ac Wave 2, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Baidou, 2G, 3G and 4G (LTE Cat.4 / Cat.5 - 150 Mbits download, 75 Mbits upload) standards. Futhermore, the SoC is able to decode 1080p videos in H.265 (encode only in H.264) and cameras with up to 13 MP.
The power consumption of the chip is ranging in the lower range, and therefore it is also suited for smaller smartphones. It is manufactured in the modern 12nm process.
| Codename | Cortex-A53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A53
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| Clock Rate | 2000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing Technology | 12 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | WLAN 802.11ac Wave 2 (WiFi 5), Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, X6 LTE (Cat 4 150 MBps Down, Cat 5 75 MBps Up), Hexagon 536 DSP, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, USB 2.0, H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC), VP8, LPDDR3 933 MHz Memory Controller, eMMC 5.1 Quick Charge 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 504 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcement Date | 06/30/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product Link (external) | www.qualcomm.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 2019 Wifi SM-T290: Qualcomm Adreno 504, 8.00", 0.3 kg
External Review » Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 2019 Wifi SM-T290
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 2019 SM-T295: Qualcomm Adreno 504, 8.00", 0.3 kg
External Review » Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 2019 SM-T295
Nokia 3.2: Qualcomm Adreno 504, 6.26", 0.2 kg
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