Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 480

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 (with Adreno 611 graphics) and Snapdragon 480 (Adreno 619). 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 4s Gen 2
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 8 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2x)
  • Shows better (up to 16%) AnTuTu 11 score – 506K vs 435K
  • 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
506757
CPU 223621 187609
GPU 32920 47047
Memory 110377 88556
UX 139839 112498
Total score 506757 435710
Samples [2 tests] [2 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 99.9 MB/sec 84.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.4 pages/sec 33.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 67.7 Mpixels/sec 50 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 33.2 images/sec 34.4 images/sec
HDR 62.6 Mpixels/sec 55.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.96 images/sec 5.26 images/sec
Photo processing 14 images/sec 6.51 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.79 Mpixels/sec 2.28 Mpixels/sec
Samples Less than 3 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.34 images/sec 2.07 images/sec
Face detection 0.17 images/sec 1.03 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.47 Gpixels/sec 0.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 26.5 FPS 186 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples Less than 3 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 7809 6774
Video editing score 3815 3952
Data manipulation score 7519 6917
Photo editing score 17589 15336
Writing score 11947 9524
Phones tested Less than 3 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (Ishow_lolan)AnTuTu 11506757
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

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 and Snapdragon 480

CPU

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

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 611 Adreno 619
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 650 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 128 256
FLOPS 332.8 Gigaflops 332.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686

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 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1200 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 84MP, 2x 13MP 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Snapdragon X51
4G support - LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1000 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 800 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced July 2024 January 2021
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SM4635 SM4350
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

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