Apple A10X Fusion vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A10X Fusion with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. 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
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 3x 2.38 GHz – Hurricane 3x 1.3 GHz – Zephyr |
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 4000 million | 2000 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 | 2x16 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 | 650 MHz |
Execution units | 12 | 2 |
Shaders | 384 | 256 |
DirectX | 11.2 | |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | 2.0 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.1 | |
Vulkan API | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2048x1536 | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 28MP, 2x |
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 |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2017 Quarter 2 | 2016 Quarter 3 |
Partnumber | APL1071 | MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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