Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A14 Bionic 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 3.09 GHz – Firestorm 4x 1.82 GHz – Icestorm |
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 | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9-A |
Lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
Number of transistors | 11800 million | |
TDP | 6 Watt | 6.3 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 24 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4200 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 4 | Adreno 740 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Adreno 700 |
GPU frequency | 1462 MHz | 680 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | |
Shaders | 256 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2732x2048 | 3840x2160@60Hz |
Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP | |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 2.5 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 7 (802.11be) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2020 Quarter 4 | 2022 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1W01 | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC1 |
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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