Apple A10 Fusion vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A10 Fusion with Qualcomm Snapdragon 450. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A10 Fusion
420375
Snapdragon 450

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A10 Fusion
851
Snapdragon 450
169

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A10 Fusion
1280
Snapdragon 450
767

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.34 GHz – Hurricane
2x 1.09 GHz – Zephyr
8x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 3300 million 2000 million
TDP 5 Watt 3 Watt
Neural Processing NPU Qualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 2 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 1x64 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification NVMe

Graphics

GPU name Imagination PowerVR GT7600 Plus Adreno 506
GPU Architecture PowerVR Rogue Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency 650 MHz 600 MHz
Execution units 6 1
Shaders 192 48
DirectX 11
OpenCL API 1.2 2.0
Vulkan API 1.1 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2048x1536 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps FullHD+@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VC-1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.1 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.2 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2016 Quarter 3 2017 Quarter 2
Partnumber APL1W24 SDM450
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Low-end