Apple A9 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. 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

Total Score

A9

Snapdragon 870

700103

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Snapdragon 870

991

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Snapdragon 870

3362

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	1x 3.20 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	2	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million
TDP	5 Watt	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9	Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 650
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	650 MHz	670 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
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	0.45 Gbps	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS