This page lists the GNSS chipsets that are used in the Garmin vívoactive watches.
The various models are listed in reverse-chronological order. The release dates are generally from Garmin announcements.
The vívoactive 6 was released after the fēnix 8, so may use an Airoha or Synaptics GNSS chipset.
| Model | Released | Product | Chipset | CIQ | APPro | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vívoactive 6 | 2025-04 | 4625 | AG3335MN ? | 5.1 | Y | Garmin manual + DCR review |
| Model | Released | Product | Chipset | CIQ | APPro | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vívoactive 5 | 2023-09 | 4426 | AG3335MN | 5.1 | Y | Garmin manual + DCR review |
Additional notes about the Airoha chipsets are available on another page.
| Model | Released | Product | Chipset | CIQ | APPro | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vívoactive 4 | 2019-09 | 3225, 3388 | CXD56xxxx | 3.3 | Y | Garmin manual + DCR review + iFixit teardown |
| vívoactive 4S | 2019-09 | 3224, 3387 | CXD56xxxx | 3.3 | Y | Garmin manual + DCR review |
Alternative product number(s) are APAC variants.
Additional notes about the Sony chipsets are available on another page.
| Model | Released | Product | Chipset | CIQ | APPro | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vívoactive 3 Mercedes-Benz | 2019-03 | 3473, 3477 | MT3333 | 3.0 | - | |
| vívoactive 3 Music LTE | 2019-02 | 3066 | MT3333 | 3.1 | Y | |
| vívoactive 3 Music | 2018-06 | 2988, 3163 | MT3333 | 3.2 | Y | |
| vívoactive 3 | 2017-09 | 2700, 2976, 3446 | MT3333 | 3.1 | Y | Garmin manual + DCR article + iFixit teardown |
| vívoactive HR | 2016-02 | 2337, 2497 | MT3333 | 2.4 | - | Garmin manual + DCR review |
| vívoactive | 2015-01 | 1907, 2160 | MT3333 | 1.4 | - | Garmin manual + DCR review |
Alternative product number(s) include APAC variants.
Additional notes about the Mediatek chipsets are available on another page.