Apple A10X Fusion vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A10X Fusion 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 3x 2.38 GHz – Hurricane
3x 1.3 GHz – Zephyr
2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores 6 4
Instruction Set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 10 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 4000 million
TDP 8 Watt 11 Watt
Neural Processing NPU Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 2 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 2x64 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification NVMe UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Imagination PowerVR GT7600 Plus Adreno 530
GPU Architecture Rogue Adreno 500
GPU frequency 1000 MHz 620 MHz
Execution units 12 2
Shaders 384 256
DirectX 11.2
OpenCL API 1.2 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2048x1536 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VC-1
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 0.1 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 2017 Quarter 2 2015 Quarter 4
Partnumber APL1071 MSM8996
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A10X Fusion
475583
Snapdragon 820
241750

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A10X Fusion
867
Snapdragon 820
318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A10X Fusion
2275
Snapdragon 820
798