Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Apple A10 Fusion

Comparisons 28-02-2023

Full testing data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Apple A10 Fusion, comparison of graphics processors (GPU). A thorough review of all the specifications of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Neocore, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Quadrant, Geekbench, GFXBench, PCMark, Vellamo, PassMark, and how good the chips are in games Asphalt 9, Call of Duty, Madout2, Fortnite, PUBG, GTA, Minecraft etc.
After looking at the data these tests and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 850 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

Snapdragon 850

20%

A10 Fusion

18%

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

Snapdragon 850

65%

A10 Fusion

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 850

19%

A10 Fusion

16%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 850	A10 Fusion
Total score	282308	255607
CPU	79039	71565
GPU	107274	97125
MEM	45171	40905
UX	50815	46008

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 850	A10 Fusion
Single-Core	638	762
Multi-Core	2236	1652

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 850	A10 Fusion
Frequency	2960 MHz	2340 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	16 nm
Transistors count		3800 millions
Core configuration	8x2.96 GHz Kryo 385	2x2.34GHz Hurricane 4x1.46 GHz Zephyr
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	16 Gb	3 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	2133
Memory bandwidth	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	768 KB	3 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.1-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 850 is 20% better than A10 Fusion in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 850 has -2 more core than A10 Fusion. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 630	PowerVR GT7600
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	712	186
# of Cores		6
# of Shader Units	512	196
Display	2560 x 1600 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	26.7	28.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	45.6	45.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	44.8	40.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	38.2	35.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.4	42.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.4	59.2
Real Racing 3	56.4	70.5
Sniper 3D	98.2	76.6
Need for Speed No Limits	62.2	64.5
Mortal Kombat X	71.4	64.5
CSR Racing 2	49.3	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	32 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 280	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	960
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE modem	Qualcomm MDM9645M
Download speed	1200 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Apple A10 Fusion is better: 16
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full video of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 850 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 850 specs and review.