Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. 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 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 (Kryo Prime)
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold)
4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million
TDP 5.3 Watt 5 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1333 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 509
GPU Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 500
GPU frequency 820 MHz 720 MHz
Execution units 3 1
Shaders 768 128
DirectX 12 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160@60Hz 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture 8K@30fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 10 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 4 2017 Quarter 4
Partnumber SM8450 SDM636
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
955537
Snapdragon 636
174837

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1272
Snapdragon 636
274

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3804
Snapdragon 636
1129