Apple A17 Bionic vs Apple A10 Fusion

Comparisons 09-03-2023

Comprehensive compare data of Apple A17 Bionic vs Apple A10 Fusion, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A thorough review of all the specifications of the chips, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Quadrant, Geekbench, Vellamo, Neocore, 3DMark, GFXBench, PCMark, AnTuTu, PassMark, even the gaming performance of chips in PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty, GTA, Madout2, Asphalt 9, Minecraft etc.
After reading the results of joint tests and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy A17 Bionic or A10 Fusion.

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%

A10 Fusion

18%

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

A17 Bionic

87%

A10 Fusion

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A17 Bionic

88%

A10 Fusion

16%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A17 Bionic	A10 Fusion
Total score	1272718	255607
CPU	356360	71565
GPU	483633	97125
MEM	203638	40905
UX	229097	46008

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A17 Bionic	A10 Fusion
Single-Core	2435	762
Multi-Core	7152	1652

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A17 Bionic	A10 Fusion
Frequency	3640 MHz	2340 MHz
Cores	6	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	3 nm	16 nm
Transistors count	22000 millions	3800 millions
Core configuration	2x3.64 GHz ARM 4x2.42 GHz ARM	2x2.34GHz Hurricane 4x1.46 GHz Zephyr
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	32 Gb	3 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	2133
Memory bandwidth	128
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	3 MB	64 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv9	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A17 Bionic is 35% better than A10 Fusion in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A17 Bionic	PowerVR GT7600
GPU Frequency	3640 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	3425	186
# of Cores	6	6
# of Shader Units		196
Display	2796 x 1290 pixels	2048 x 1536 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	28.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	151.2	45.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	90.2	40.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	83.2	35.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	128.7	42.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	185.7	59.2
Real Racing 3	181.6	70.5
Sniper 3D	199.6	76.6
Need for Speed No Limits	125.9	64.5
Mortal Kombat X	130.6	64.5
CSR Racing 2	108.1	52.4

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	120	960
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G Modem	Qualcomm MDM9645M
Download speed	12000 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	9000 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation	GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GNSS, SBAS, GPS, NavIC, Beidou, NavIC enabled	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A17 Bionic is better: 36
The number of parameters for which Apple A10 Fusion is better: 6
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

A17 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A17 Bionic specs and review.