Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest |
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver) |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv9-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million | |
TDP | 6 Watt | 5.3 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 16 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 2 | Adreno 730 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Adreno 700 |
GPU frequency | 1125 MHz | 820 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | 3 |
Shaders | 256 | 768 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2688x1242 | 3840x2160@60Hz |
Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 1 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.35 Gbps | |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 6 (802.11ax) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 3 | 2021 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1W81 | SM8450 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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