Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 619L and Apple A12 Bionic.

This performance comparison involves two processors: A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex) and Snapdragon 690 5G is octa-core (Kryo 560). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Geekbench, Vellamo, GFXBench, Quadrant, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, PCMark, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy A12 Bionic or Snapdragon 690 5G and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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

A12 Bionic

30%

Snapdragon 690 5G

24%

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

A12 Bionic

72%

Snapdragon 690 5G

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12 Bionic

29%

Snapdragon 690 5G

21%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A12 Bionic	Snapdragon 690 5G
Total score	419987	339723
CPU	117593	95116
GPU	159589	129086
MEM	67188	54361
UX	75591	61145

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A12 Bionic	Snapdragon 690 5G
Single-Core	900	760
Multi-Core	2970	2587

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12 Bionic	Snapdragon 690 5G
Frequency	2490 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Transistors count	6900 millions
Core configuration	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest	8x2.0 GHz Kryo 560
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)
Max. Memory	12 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1866
Memory bandwidth	34.1	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A12 Bionic is 19% better than Snapdragon 690 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A12 Bionic has 2 more core than Snapdragon 690 5G. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A12 Bionic	Adreno 619L
GPU Frequency	2500 MHz	975 MHz
GFloPS	586	486
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		316
Display	2688 x 1242 pixels	2840 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	27.4	24.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.2	55.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.3	45.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	40.9	41.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	45.3	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	71.4
Real Racing 3	84.5	80.3
Sniper 3D	107	59.7
Need for Speed No Limits	67.6	82.6
Mortal Kombat X	64.7	66.6
CSR Racing 2	78.8	59.7

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	12 MP	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP	Qualcomm Spectra 355L
Video Encoding FPS	960	240
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7560 LTE	Snapdragon X51 5G Modem-RF System
Download speed	1000 MBit/s.	2500 MBit/s.
Upload speed	350 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS	GPS, QZSS, GLONASS, Galileo, Dual frequency GNSS, NavIC, Beidou, SBAS, GNSS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	No	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G is better: 14
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors A12 Bionic and Snapdragon 690 5G, as well as read the test results at the links below.

A12 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12 Bionic specs and review.

Snapdragon 690 5G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 690 5G specs and review.