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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
26.2Inno Score

Below average

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

CPU20
Benchmarks20
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

AnTuTu 10
180,000Top 94%
Geekbench 6 (single)
260Top 95%
Geekbench 6 (multi)
1,000Top 94%

Quick answers

Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 good in 2026?

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 earns an Inno Score of 26.2/100 (“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 is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 AnTuTu score?

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 scores 180,000 points in AnTuTu 10. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 260 single-core and 1,000 multi-core.

What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636?

Cores: 8 · Process: 14 nm · AnTuTu 10: 180,000 · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 509

What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636?

Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Helio G85, Qualcomm Snapdragon 439, Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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