Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 636
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 (with Adreno 725 graphics) and Snapdragon 636 (Adreno 509). 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 7 Plus Gen 2
- Performs 10.8x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 866% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 5.3 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 4.7x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1317K vs 282K
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 14 nm)
- 62% higher CPU clock speed (2910 vs 1800 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~35%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 532680 | 131463 |
| GPU | 166554 | 17357 |
| Memory | 232990 | 67653 |
| UX | 384783 | 66240 |
| Total score | 1317007 | 282713 |
| Samples | [52 tests] | [2 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 182 MB/sec | 68 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 116.1 pages/sec | 33.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 137.9 Mpixels/sec | 44.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 112.4 images/sec | 11 images/sec |
| HDR | 137.2 Mpixels/sec | 37.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 16.1 images/sec | 1.71 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 40.5 images/sec | 8.66 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.62 Mpixels/sec | 1.82 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 51 tests | 39 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.38 images/sec | 0.39 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.36 images/sec | 0.31 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.23 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.31 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 11.3 Gpixels/sec | 0.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 772.3 FPS | 24.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 23 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 614 | - |
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1956 | - |
| Stability | 85% | - |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 5148 |
| Video editing score | - | 5085 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 4803 |
| Photo editing score | - | 11463 |
| Writing score | - | 6065 |
| Phones tested | - | Less than 3 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 77 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Fortnite | 38 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Shadowgun Legends | 81 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 116 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Genshin Impact | 53 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 114 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Device | Xiaomi Poco F5 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-05 (Q) | AnTuTu 12 | 1498717 |
| π 2026-10-03 (Zaviee) | AnTuTu 12 | 1483091 |
| π 2026-09-21 (Bers2409) | AnTuTu 12 | 1442782 |
| π 2026-09-13 (Q) | AnTuTu 12 | 1277293 |
| π 2026-09-03 (Rehan shaikh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1318003 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-28 (diss74) | AnTuTu 11 | 282713 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 and Snapdragon 636CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.91 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.49 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.6 GHz β Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2910 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 1024 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.2 billion | 2 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 725 | Adreno 509 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 580 MHz | 430 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 1 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 1187.8 Gigaflops | 110.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 11 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 680 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 1333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 5.3 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2560 x 1600 | 1900 x 1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP |
| 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 | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 | X12 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 4400 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1600 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | March 2023 | October 2017 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7475-AB | SDM636 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 official site |
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