Snapdragon 636 vs Helio P60
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (with Adreno 509 graphics) and Mediatek Helio P60 (Mali-G72 MP3). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
- Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
Pros of Mediatek Helio P60
- Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 14 nm)
- Shows better (up to 16%) AnTuTu 8 score – 170K vs 147K
- 11% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1800 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~11%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 8
CPU | 62945 | 68803 |
GPU | 24483 | 23779 |
Memory | 30326 | 24831 |
UX | 27466 | 32378 |
Total score | 147195 | 170538 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression | 75.3 Mpixels/s | 77.3 Mpixels/s |
Face detection | 10.7 images/s | 11.2 images/s |
Speech recognition | 20.45 words/s | 17.1 words/s |
Machine learning | 15.45 images/s | 12.3 images/s |
Camera shooting | 9.79 images/s | 9.55 images/s |
HTML 5 | 1.51 Mnodes/s | 1.57 Mnodes/s |
SQLite | 410.2 Krows/s | 419.5 Krows/s |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 636 and Helio P60CPU
Architecture | 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 2 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 | - |
TDP | 9 W | 5 W |
Graphics
GPU name | Adreno 509 | Mali-G72 MP3 |
Architecture | Adreno 500 | Bifrost |
GPU frequency | 720 MHz | 800 MHz |
Execution units | 1 | 3 |
Shading units | 128 | 48 |
FLOPS | 184 Gigaflops | 86 Gigaflops |
Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.1 |
OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 1333 MHz | 1800 MHz |
Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 680 | No |
Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
Max display resolution | 2340 x 1080 | 2340 x 1080 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 24MP |
Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
Modem | X12 | - |
4G support | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 7 |
5G support | No | No |
Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.2 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
Announced | October 2017 | February 2018 |
Class | Mid range | Mid range |
Model number | SDM636 | MT6771 |
Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 official site | Mediatek Helio P60 official site |
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