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Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
25.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
25.7Inno Score
20CPU20
20GPU20
46.7Efficiencyspec-based46.7
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4505 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 scores 25.7 against 25.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

  • 169% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 94 vs 35
  • 86% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 260 vs 140
  • 61% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,000 vs 620
  • 43% higher Max bandwidth: 10.7 GB/s vs 7.5 GB/s

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 450Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Announced20172018
Process14 nm14 nm
TDP (typical)4 W4 W
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 450Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Cores88
Core configuration8x1.8 GHz Cortex-A534x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Max clock1.8 GHz1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 450Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
GPUQualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 509

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 450Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 546Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 450Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Memory typeLPDDR3-933LPDDR4-1333
Max bandwidth7.5 GB/s10.7 GB/s+43%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 450Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
ModemSnapdragon X9 LTESnapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 450Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Max displayFHD @ 60HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 450Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Geekbench 6 (single)140Bottom 2%260+86%Bottom 6%
Geekbench 6 (multi)620Bottom 3%1,000+61%Bottom 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme35Bottom 1%94+169%Bottom 3%

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