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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Released Oct 17, 2017Mobile Chipset
The Redmi Note 5 Pro chip: Kryo 260 cores brought down to the budget tier on 14nm. In 2018 it was the best cheap-phone silicon you could buy.
Pros
- Big 2018 upgrade over the 625
- Reliable and cool
- Made budget phones feel mid-range
Cons
- Thoroughly obsolete
- Adreno 509 entry GPU
- 1080p60 video ceiling
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
CPU20
GPU20
Efficiency46.7
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
General
- Announced
- 2018
- Process
- 14 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 4 W
- Architecture
- Armv8
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
- Max clock
- 1.8 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 509
AI
- NPU
- Qualcomm Hexagon 680
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4-1333
- Max bandwidth
- 10.7 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X12 LTE
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
Media
- Max display
- FHD+ @ 60Hz
- Video capture
- 4K@30fps
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 260Bottom 6%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 1,000Bottom 6%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 94Bottom 3%
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 earns an Inno Score of 25.7/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Redmi Note 5 Pro chip: Kryo 260 cores brought down to the budget tier on 14nm. In 2018 it was the best cheap-phone silicon you could buy.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636?
Cores: 8 · Process: 14 nm · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 509
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Huawei Kirin 710, Qualcomm Snapdragon 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
