Qualcomm Dragonwing™
QCS4290
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The application processor that delivers greater performance, better graphics and broader connectivity options.

The Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QCS4290 offers maximum mid-tier benefits delivering greater performance. With the Qualcomm® Kryo™ 260 CPU architecture for increased speeds and robust on-device performance, in addition to the 3rd generation Qualcomm AI Engine, this platform delivers powerful performance, dynamic camera capabilities and Wi-Fi 6-ready connectivity, ideal for industrial and commercial IoT applications such as industrial handhelds in logistics and warehousing, security panels and cameras. For increased intuitive on-device in...

Qualcomm QCS4290 is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

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Benefits
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Robust performance

The Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS4290 delivers increased speeds and sustained performance powered by the Qualcomm(R) Kryo™ 260 CPU architecture, so multi-tasking can happen seamlessly with less lag. Videos have vivid graphics thanks to the Qualcomm® Adreno™ 610 GPU.

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Connect confidently

Productivity revolves around strong connections. The Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS4290 is Wi-Fi 6-ready for powerful connections that include battery-saving benefits and enhanced Bluetooth 5.1 capabilities. Wi-Fi 6 also supports WPA-3 security, so you can connect confidently.

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Intuitive experiences from on-device AI intelligence

IoT devices should work smarter, not harder. The 3rd gen Qualcomm® AI Engine delivers astonishing AI, powering more intuitive on-device AI intelligence. With the Qualcomm® Sensing Hub, a device can quickly respond to different needs.

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Accelerate time to commercialization

The Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS4290 baseband chipset is pin-to-pin compatible with Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QCS2290 which helps customers leverage hardware and software development across various IoT devices to reduce cost and time to commercialization.

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Product Longevity Program

Product Longevity Program

This product is a part of the Product Longevity Program for Qualcomm IoT Portfolio. These products are developed and engineered with product longevity and durability in mind, helping to bring stability to our customer product designs.

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Features

  • Designed with CPU architectures for increased speeds and sustained performance
  • Kryo 260 CPU increased up to 1.8 GHz frequency
  • 11 nm Process Technology for improved performance and lower power consumption
  • Dual Frequency GNSS (L1 and L5) and support for India’s NavIC satellite system
  • Qualcomm FastConnect™ 6100 provides the Wi-Fi 6-ready, integrated with Wi-Fi subsystem with Bluetooth 5, WPA3 Security, and digital FM. Bluetooth 5.1 provides improvement in power performance from previous generation.
  • Dedicated Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 683 DSP with dual Hexagon Vector eXtensions (dual HVX at 1.0 GHz)
    LPDDR4x SDRAM designed for 1866 MHz clock (2 × 16 bit)
    LPDDR3 SDRAM designed for 933 MHz clock (1 × 32 bit)
    Dual-channel non-PoP high-speed memory
  • Qualcomm® Universal Bandwidth Compression (UBWC) with display and GPU
  • One 4-lane DSI D-PHY 1.2 at 1.5 Gbps per lane, split link supported
  • 3x ISP (13 MP + 13 MP)/(25 MP + 5 MP) at 30 fps
  • Three 4-lane CSIs (4/4/4 or 4/4/2/1) D-PHY
  • 1.2 at 2.5 Gbps per lane or C-PHY 1.0 at 10 Gbps (3.42 Gbps/trio)
  • Support for USB 3.1 Type-C
  • Long lifecycle support for hardware and software
Specifications
Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine
GPU Name
Qualcomm® Adreno™ 610
CPU Name
8x Qualcomm® Kryo™ 260
CPU Number of Cores
8
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Processor Name
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 6831
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Processor Features
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Scalar Accelerator
Qualcomm® Sensing Hub Features
Qualcomm® Sensing Hub
Tera Operations Per Second (TOPS)
1 TOPS
CPU
Name
8x Qualcomm® Kryo™ 260
Architecture
64-bit
Clock Speed
Up to 2 GHz
GPU
Name
Qualcomm® Adreno™ 610
APIs
Vulkan® 1.1, OpenCL™ 2.0 Full, OpenGL® ES 3.2
DSP
Name
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Vector Processor
Location
Location Support
Qualcomm® Location Suite
Satellite Systems
SBAS, QZSS, NavIC, Galileo, GPS, Beidou, GLONASS
Frequency Support
Triple
Accuracy
Lane-level
Features
Global Freeway Vehicle Navigation
  1. with dual HVX
  2. 24 fps
  3. 30 fps
  4. 60 Hz
  5. 90 Hz

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CPU

Name

Number of Cores

Clock Speed

GPU

Name

DSP

Name

Wi-Fi

Generation

Standards

MIMO Configuration

Bluetooth

Specification Version

Display

Number of Concurrent Displays

Interfaces

Supported Interfaces

Software Options

Operating System

Memory

Speed

Type

Longevity Program

Longevity Period

Process Node and Technology

Process Node

Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q4 Series

QCS4290
Active

8x Qualcomm® Kryo™ 260

8

Up to 2 GHz

Qualcomm® Adreno™ 610

Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Vector Processor

Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi 4
Wi-Fi 6 (ready)

802.11a
802.11b
802.11ac
802.11ax (ready)
802.11n
802.11g

8x8 (ready)
1x1

Bluetooth® 5.1

1

USB-C

Linux
Android

933 MHz
1866 MHz

LPDDR5x

7 year(s)

11 nm

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