Snapdragon 480 vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 (with Adreno 619 graphics) and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 (Adreno 629). 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 4 Gen 5
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 8 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 43%) AnTuTu 11 score – 624K vs 435K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~29%)
  • Performs 29% better in floating-point computations
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
624021
CPU 187609 233766
GPU 47047 61522
Memory 88556 155235
UX 112498 173498
Total score 435710 624021
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 84.9 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 33.9 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 50 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 34.4 images/sec -
HDR 55.3 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 5.26 images/sec -
Photo processing 6.51 images/sec -
Ray tracing 2.28 Mpixels/sec -
Samples 5 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 2.07 images/sec -
Face detection 1.03 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.07 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 0.58 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 186 FPS -
API Vulkan -
Samples Less than 3 -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 291 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 6774 -
Video editing score 3952 -
Data manipulation score 6917 -
Photo editing score 15336 -
Writing score 9524 -
Phones tested 3 models -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Izzy)AnTuTu 11435710
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-01 (J4CK)Geekbench 6 GPU916
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-01 (J4CK)Geekbench 6 CPU688 / 1762
πŸ“˜ 2023-10-09 (JesΓΊs GR)Geekbench 6 CPU693 / 1681
πŸ“˜ 2023-09-19 (Guest #4)Geekbench 6 CPU689 / 1597
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 480 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 8 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 3 W -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 619 Adreno 629
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 650 MHz 840 MHz
Pipelines 2 1
Shading units 128 256
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 332.8 Gigaflops 430.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1200
Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
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 Snapdragon X51 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 2800 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 900 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2021 May 2026
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM4350 SM4850
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 -

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