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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
28.5Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
28.2Inno Score
20CPU22.6
20GPU21.5
46.7Efficiencyspec-based34.5
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6366 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 scores 28.5 against 28.2 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

  • 56% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 9 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

  • 306% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 382 vs 94
  • 179% higher Max bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s vs 10.7 GB/s
  • 62% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 420 vs 260
  • 60% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,600 vs 1,000
  • 36% higher Max clock: 2.45 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20182017
Process14 nm10 nm+29%
TDP (typical)4 W+56%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock1.8 GHz2.45 GHz+36%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUQualcomm Adreno 509Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 680Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4-1333LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth10.7 GB/s29.9 GB/s+179%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemSnapdragon X12 LTESnapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max displayFHD+ @ 60Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Geekbench 6 (single)260Bottom 5%420+62%Bottom 14%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,000Bottom 6%1,600+60%Bottom 19%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme94Bottom 3%382+306%Bottom 33%

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