Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Apple A12X Bionic

Comparisons 03-12-2021

Comprehensive compare data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Apple A12X Bionic, testing of graphics chips (GPU). A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the chips, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, AnTuTu, Vellamo, GFXBench, PCMark, Quadrant, Geekbench, PassMark, Neocore, and how good the chips are in games PUBG, Asphalt 9, GTA, Minecraft, Madout2, Fortnite, Call of Duty etc.
After reading the results of parallel tests and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or A12X Bionic.

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

99%

A12X Bionic

99%

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

84%

A12X Bionic

99%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

94%

A12X Bionic

97%

Antutu 8

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

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A12X Bionic
Total score	1014839	673441
CPU	284157	188568
GPU	385631	255916
MEM	162372	107748
UX	182662	121209

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A12X Bionic
Single-Core	1415	1152
Multi-Core	4462	4435

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A12X Bionic
Frequency	3000 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		10000 millions
Core configuration	1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510	4x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	32 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	2133
Memory bandwidth	88	42
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	1 MB	48 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.4-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is 17% better than A12X Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 730	Apple A12X Bionic
GPU Frequency	970 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	1800	1360
# of Cores		7
# of Shader Units	1024
Display	7680 x 4320 pixels	2732 x 2048 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	38.1	26.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	120.7	79.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	71.1	48.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	65.7	44.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	102.4	68.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	148.7	99.3
Real Racing 3	144.2	85.6
Sniper 3D	158.9	63.6
Need for Speed No Limits	100.7	78.2
Mortal Kombat X	103.4	56.2
CSR Racing 2	87.7	63.6

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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	64 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 680	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	Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 Modem-RF System 5G	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6000 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	NavIC enabled, GNSS, Beidou, Galileo, NavIC, GPS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS, QZSS, SBAS	Galileo, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is better: 33
The number of parameters for which Apple A12X Bionic is better: 7
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu 8
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 specs and review.

A12X Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• A12X Bionic specs and review.