Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver) |
2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
TDP | 5 Watt | 11 Watt |
Neural Processing | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 1333 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 2x16 bit | 2x32 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Adreno 509 | Adreno 530 |
GPU Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 720 MHz | 620 MHz |
Execution units | 1 | 2 |
Shaders | 128 | 256 |
DirectX | 12 | 11.2 |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.0 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | ES 3.2 |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 1920x1200 | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 0.6 Gbps | 0.6 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2017 Quarter 4 | 2015 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | SDM636 | MSM8996 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Mid-end | Flagship |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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