Snapdragon 450 vs Snapdragon 439

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (with Adreno 506 graphics) and Snapdragon 439 (Adreno 505). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
  • Supports 17% higher memory bandwidth (7.46 against 6.4 GB/s)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
  • Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 14 nm)
  • 11% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1800 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~8%)
  • Shows slightly better (up to 9%) AnTuTu 11 score – 193K vs 176K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
193115
CPU 77206 87322
GPU 13090 13521
Memory 42227 48106
UX 44195 44166
Total score 176718 193115
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 48.5 MB/sec 55.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 23.8 pages/sec 22.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 36.5 Mpixels/sec 32.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 9.42 images/sec 9 images/sec
HDR 25.6 Mpixels/sec 23.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 0.91 images/sec 1.17 images/sec
Photo processing 5.11 images/sec 6.41 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.36 Mpixels/sec 1.59 Mpixels/sec
Samples 2 tests Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 46 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 31 FPS
[Low]
Fortnite - 21 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 37 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 32 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 29 FPS
[Ultra]
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-06-27 (Johirul Islam)Geekbench 6 CPU301 / 831
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 450 and Snapdragon 439

CPU

Architecture 8x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.45 GHz – Cortex-A53
Cores 8 8
Frequency 1800 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Process 14 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 2 billion 5.5 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 3 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 506 Adreno 505
Architecture Adreno 500 Adreno 500
GPU frequency 600 MHz 650 MHz
Pipelines 1 1
Shading units 48 48
Total shaders 48 48
FLOPS 57.6 Gigaflops 62.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.0 1.0
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 11 11

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 546 Hexagon 536

Memory

Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 933 MHz 800 MHz
Bus 1x 32 Bit 1x 32 Bit
Max bandwidth 7.46 Gb/s 6.4 Gb/s
Max size 4 GB 5 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Max display resolution 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1200
Max camera resolution 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP 1x 21MP, 2x 8MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X9 X6
4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 4
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 75 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 4.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced June 2017 June 2018
Class Low end Low end
Model number SDM450 SDM439
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 -

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Serg November 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Back in 2019, I had the chance to try both... The other one turned out to be snappier... In the end, I stuck with the 439 for 5 years, until 2024... It wasn’t lightning-fast, but it wasn’t sluggish either—it was reliable... If it had featured a USB-C port, a dedicated headphone jack, and a battery that was still in good shape, I might even still be using it today... Forgive my Latin.
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