Apple A17 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Comparisons   09-03-2023
   Comprehensive comparison data of Apple A17 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like 3DMark, PCMark, AnTuTu, Neocore, Quadrant, GFXBench, Vellamo, Geekbench, PassMark, even the gaming performance of chips in Madout2, PUBG, Call of Duty, Fortnite, Minecraft, GTA, Asphalt 9 etc.
   After reading the results these tests and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy A17 Bionic or Snapdragon 888 Plus.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

A17 Bionic

91%

Snapdragon 888 Plus

64%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

A17 Bionic

87%

Snapdragon 888 Plus

80%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A17 Bionic

88%

Snapdragon 888 Plus

62%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	A17 Bionic	Snapdragon 888 Plus
Total score	1272718	897046
CPU	356360	251179
GPU	483633	340878
MEM	203638	143532
UX	229097	161476

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	A17 Bionic	Snapdragon 888 Plus
Single-Core	2435	1250
Multi-Core	7152	3945

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A17 Bionic	Snapdragon 888 Plus
Frequency	3640 MHz	3000 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	3 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	22000 millions
Core configuration	2x3.64 GHz ARM 4x2.42 GHz ARM	1x3.0 GHz Kryo 680 Prime 3x2.4 GHz Kryo 680 Gold 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 680 Silver
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)
Max. Memory	32 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	3200
Memory bandwidth	128	64
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	3 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv9	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A17 Bionic is 17% better than Snapdragon 888 Plus in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A17 Bionic has 2 more core than Snapdragon 888 Plus. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A17 Bionic	Adreno 660
GPU Frequency	3640 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	3425	1486
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		512
Display	2796 x 1290 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	48.5	33.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	151.2	106.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	90.2	62.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	83.2	58.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	128.7	90.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	185.7	131.1
Real Racing 3	181.6	127.2
Sniper 3D	199.6	140.4
Need for Speed No Limits	125.9	89.7
Mortal Kombat X	130.6	91.8
CSR Racing 2	108.1	77.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	64 MP	200 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP	64 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP	Qualcomm Spectra 580
Video Encoding FPS	120	60
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 Modem-RF System 5G
Download speed	12000 MBit/s.	7500 MBit/s.
Upload speed	9000 MBit/s.	3000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GNSS, SBAS, GPS, NavIC, Beidou, NavIC enabled	GNSS, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, Galileo, NavIC, SBAS, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS, QZSS
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A17 Bionic is better: 33
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus is better: 9
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

A17 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• A17 Bionic specs and review.

Snapdragon 888 Plus SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 888 Plus specs and review.