Snapdragon 450 vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (with Adreno 506 graphics) and Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (Adreno 613). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
- Performs 4.2x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 14 nm)
- Supports 243% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 7.46 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 3.2x) AnTuTu 11 score β 568K vs 176K
- Higher GPU frequency (~59%)
- 22% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 1800 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 77206 | 201238 |
| GPU | 13090 | 46388 |
| Memory | 42227 | 157900 |
| UX | 44195 | 162869 |
| Total score | 176718 | 568395 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [17 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 48.5 MB/sec | 113 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 23.8 pages/sec | 56 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 36.5 Mpixels/sec | 83.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 9.42 images/sec | 44.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 25.6 Mpixels/sec | 72.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 0.91 images/sec | 6.33 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 5.11 images/sec | 22.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.36 Mpixels/sec | 3.15 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 2 tests | 14 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | - | 0.62 images/sec |
| Face detection | - | 0.32 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | - | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | - | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | - | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | - | 1.34 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | - | 25.4 FPS |
| API | - | OpenCL |
| Samples | - | 5 tests |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9242 |
| Video editing score | - | 4380 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 7347 |
| Photo editing score | - | 19716 |
| Writing score | - | 13346 |
| Phones tested | - | 8 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-06-27 (Johirul Islam) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 301 / 831 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-10 (Sharwin) | AnTuTu 12 | 561406 |
| π 2026-07-24 (Googoo gaga) | AnTuTu 11 | 598730 |
| π 2026-06-21 -> LCSOnanoreview | Geekbench 6 CPU | 902 / 2038 |
| π 2026-05-16 -> LCSOnanoreview | AnTuTu 11 | 618186 |
| π 2026-05-15 (Arun gurjar) | AnTuTu 11 | 531608 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 450 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 2CPU
| Architecture | 8x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A53 | 2x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1800 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 3 W | 4 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 506 | Adreno 613 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 955 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 1 |
| Shading units | 48 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 48 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 57.6 Gigaflops | 244.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 546 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 933 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 1x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 7.46 Gb/s | 25.6 Gb/s |
| Max size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1920 x 1200 | 2520 x 1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X9 | Snapdragon X61 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 900 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | June 2017 | June 2023 |
| Class | Low end | Mid range |
| Model number | SDM450 | SM4450 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 | - |
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