Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 636
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 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 888
- Performs 11.7x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 866% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 5.3 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 4x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1135K vs 282K
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 14 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~2x)
- 58% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 1800 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 406119 | 131463 |
| GPU | 233383 | 17357 |
| Memory | 188085 | 67653 |
| UX | 308291 | 66240 |
| Total score | 1135878 | 282713 |
| Samples | [127 tests] | [2 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 156.9 MB/sec | 68 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 86.4 pages/sec | 33.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 104.6 Mpixels/sec | 44.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 72.9 images/sec | 11 images/sec |
| HDR | 104.7 Mpixels/sec | 37.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.1 images/sec | 1.71 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 26.5 images/sec | 8.66 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.04 Mpixels/sec | 1.82 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 49 tests | 39 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.75 images/sec | 0.39 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.37 images/sec | 0.31 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.28 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 13.1 Gpixels/sec | 0.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 851.2 FPS | 24.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 19 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 505 | - |
| Stability | 77% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1508 | - |
| Stability | 91% | - |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12232 | 5148 |
| Video editing score | 7638 | 5085 |
| Data manipulation score | 10494 | 4803 |
| Photo editing score | 29866 | 11463 |
| Writing score | 15219 | 6065 |
| Phones tested | 11 models | Less than 3 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 83 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 112 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Genshin Impact | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Device | Asus Zenfone 8 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 888
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-11-05 (ivan) | AnTuTu 12 | 1304617 |
| π 2026-10-28 (David PM) | AnTuTu 12 | 1302649 |
| π 2026-10-25 (Jerson) | AnTuTu 12 | 1310147 |
| π 2026-10-16 (Horizon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1205405 |
| π 2026-10-15 (Md Taief Khan) | AnTuTu 12 | 1321279 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-28 (diss74) | AnTuTu 11 | 282713 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 636CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz β Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.6 GHz β Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | 2 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Adreno 509 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 430 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 1 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 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) | Hexagon 780 | 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 | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 1900 x 1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 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 | X60 | X12 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | October 2017 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8350 | SDM636 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 | - |
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