Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
  • GPU: Adreno 509
  • Cores: 8
  • Clock: 1800 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 โ€“ an 8-core chipset that was announced on October 17, 2017, and is manufactured using a 14-nanometer process technology. It has 4 cores Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) at 1800 MHz and 4 cores Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) at 1600 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance
14
Gaming Performance
3
Battery life
65
NanoReview Score
20
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
282713
CPU 131463
GPU 17357
Memory 67653
UX 66240
Total score 282713

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
294
Multi-Core Score
1083
Asset compression 68 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 33.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 44.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 11 images/sec
HDR 37.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 1.71 images/sec
Photo processing 8.66 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.82 Mpixels/sec
Samples 39 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
199
Background blur 0.39 images/sec
Face detection 0.31 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 24.3 FPS
API Vulkan

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
6101
Web score 5148
Video editing score 5085
Data manipulation score 4803
Photo editing score 11463
Writing score 6065
Phones tested Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-28 (diss74)AnTuTu 11282713

Smartphones

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Phones with Snapdragon 636AnTuTu v11
1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5282713

Specifications

Detailed specifications of the Snapdragon 636 SoC with Adreno 509 graphics

CPU

Architecture 4x 1.8 GHz โ€“ Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.6 GHz โ€“ Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Cores 8
Frequency 1800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A
Process 14 nanometers
Transistor count 2 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 509
Architecture Adreno 500
GPU frequency 430 MHz
Pipelines 1
Shading units 128
Total shaders 128
FLOPS 110.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.0
OpenCL version 2.0
DirectX version 11

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1333 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 5.3 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 1900 x 1200
Max camera resolution 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X12
4G support LTE Cat. 13
5G support No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced October 2017
Class Mid range
Model number SDM636
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 official site

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Kriss April 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Still working just fine
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J J Thompson November 24, 2025 at 08:17 PM
The GPU frequency is 720 MHz, not 430 MHz liars!
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Anonymous January 5, 2026 at 07:46 AM
Does that mean the GFLOPS result is wrong? Where did you get that information?
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Kraftzer May 30, 2025 at 09:14 AM
You can overclock this SoC then use a cooler from a car's headlights and add some thermal paste. It's quite effective but impractical
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Joe April 22, 2025 at 09:09 AM
GPU frequency 720 -> 430 MHz FLOPS 184.3 -> 110.1 Gigaflops
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