Snapdragon 636 vs Snapdragon 480
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (with Adreno 509 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
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 480
- Supports 221% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 5.3 GB/s)
- Performs 3x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 14 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~51%)
- Shows significantly better (up to 54%) AnTuTu 11 score β 435K vs 282K
- 11% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1800 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 131463 | 187609 |
| GPU | 17357 | 47047 |
| Memory | 67653 | 88556 |
| UX | 66240 | 112498 |
| Total score | 282713 | 435710 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [2 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 68 MB/sec | 84.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 33.7 pages/sec | 33.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 44.2 Mpixels/sec | 50 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 11 images/sec | 34.4 images/sec |
| HDR | 37.9 Mpixels/sec | 55.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.71 images/sec | 5.26 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 8.66 images/sec | 6.51 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.82 Mpixels/sec | 2.28 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 39 tests | 5 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.39 images/sec | 2.07 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.31 images/sec | 1.03 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 0.58 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 24.3 FPS | 186 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | - | Less than 3 |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 291 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5148 | 6774 |
| Video editing score | 5085 | 3952 |
| Data manipulation score | 4803 | 6917 |
| Photo editing score | 11463 | 15336 |
| Writing score | 6065 | 9524 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 3 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-28 (diss74) | AnTuTu 11 | 282713 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-26 (Izzy) | AnTuTu 11 | 435710 |
| π 2025-01-01 (J4CK) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 916 |
| π 2025-01-01 (J4CK) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 688 / 1762 |
| π 2023-10-09 (JesΓΊs GR) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 693 / 1681 |
| π 2023-09-19 (Guest #4) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 689 / 1597 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 636 and Snapdragon 480CPU
| Architecture | 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.6 GHz β Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
2x 2 GHz β Kryo 460 Gold 6x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 460 Silver |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 3 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 509 | Adreno 619 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 430 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 110.1 Gigaflops | 332.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 680 | Hexagon 686 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1333 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 5.3 Gb/s | 17 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 1900 x 1200 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X12 | Snapdragon X51 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 800 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2017 | January 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | SDM636 | SM4350 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 official site |
| Successor | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 |
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