Apple A10 Fusion vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A10 Fusion with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold)
4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Number of transistors 3300 million
TDP 5 Watt 10 Watt
Neural Processing NPU Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 2 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory-bus 1x64 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification NVMe

Graphics

GPU name Imagination PowerVR GT7600 Plus Adreno 650
GPU Architecture Rogue Adreno 600
GPU frequency 650 MHz 590 MHz
Execution units 6 2
Shaders 192 512
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 1.2 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2048x1536 3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VC-1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.1 Gbps 3 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 4.2 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2016 Quarter 3 2019 Quarter 4
Partnumber APL1W24 SM8250, SM8250-AB, SD865
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A10 Fusion
420375
Snapdragon 865
654857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A10 Fusion
851
Snapdragon 865
927

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A10 Fusion
1280
Snapdragon 865
3402