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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Updated On: 24 Sep, 2026

Snapdragon 821 is a Flagship mobile platform built on the 14 nanometers manufacturing process. Announced on August 2016, it packs 4 CPU cores and a powerful Adreno 530 GPU.

Process Node
14 nanometers
CPU Cores
4
Max Bandwidth
29.8 Gbit/s
GPU Clock
653 MHz
📶 5G: No 📡 4G LTE Supported 5 BT 4.1

Performance Overview

CPU Performance
26
Gaming Performance
21
Battery Efficiency
26

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Specifications

Complete hardware architecture, GPU capabilities, memory standards, and connectivity tech specs.

Product Details
Model: Snapdragon 821
Brand Qualcomm
Class Flagship
Released on: August 2016
Model Number: MSM8996 Pro
Architecture & Process
Architecture2x 2.342 GHz - Kryo, 2x 1.6 GHz - Kryo
Cores 4
Frequency 2342 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv8-A
Transistor Count 2 billion
L1 Cache 64 KB
L2 Cache 3 MB
Process 14 nanometers
TDP 11 W
Graphics
GPU Name Adreno 530
Graphics Architecture Adreno 500
GPU Frequency653 MHz
Execution Units 2
Shading Units 256
Flops 519 Gigaflops
Vulkan Version 1.0
Opencl Version 2.0
Directx Version 11.2
Memory
Memory Type LPDDR4
Memory BUS 4x 16 Bit
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz
Max Bandwidth29.8 Gbit/s
Max Size6 GB
Storage Type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
Multimedia
Neural ProcessorHexagon 680
Max Display Resolution3840 x 2160
Max Camera Resolution1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Video Capture 4K at 30FPS
Video Playback 4K at 30FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio Codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Connectivity
Modem X12
4G LTE Cat. 12
5G No
Download Speed Up to 600 Mbps
Upload Speed Up to 150 Mbps
Wi Fi 5
Bluetooth 4.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Benchmark Scores

Standard synthetic performance benchmark evaluations.

Antutu

AnTuTu Score

CPU67962
GPU61224
Memory43896
UX59644
Total score231620
Geekbench

Geekbench Score

Single-Core Score337
Multi-Core Score747
Image compression51.2 Mpixels/s
Face detection7.96 images/s
Speech recognition15.4 words/s
Machine learning14 images/s
Camera shooting10.7 images/s
HTML 50.71 Mnodes/s
SQLite239.7 Krows/s
3D Mark

3DMark Graphics Score

Graphics test5 FPS
Score886

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