Apple A10 Fusion vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A10 Fusion with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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 2x 2.34 GHz – Hurricane
2x 1.09 GHz – Zephyr
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 (Kryo Prime)
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Gold)
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold)
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.1-A ARMv9-A
Lithography 16 nm 4 nm
Number of transistors 3300 million
TDP 5 Watt 6.3 Watt
Neural Processing NPU Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 2 GB up to 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory-bus 1x64 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification NVMe UFS 4.0

Graphics

GPU name Imagination PowerVR GT7600 Plus Adreno 740
GPU Architecture Rogue Adreno 700
GPU frequency 650 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 6
Shaders 192
OpenCL API 1.2 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2048x1536 3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 8K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VC-1
AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.1 Gbps 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 4.2 5.3
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2016 Quarter 3 2022 Quarter 4
Partnumber APL1W24 SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC1
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A10 Fusion
420375
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1279057

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A10 Fusion
851
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1479

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A10 Fusion
1280
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4952