Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons   28-02-2023
   Detailed comparison data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Apple A12 Bionic, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A careful analysis of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Geekbench, GFXBench, Quadrant, PassMark, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Neocore, PCMark, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of chips in Madout2, PUBG, GTA, Asphalt 9, Minecraft, Call of Duty, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of joint tests and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 850 or A12 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

Snapdragon 850

20%

A12 Bionic

30%

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

Snapdragon 850

65%

A12 Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 850

19%

A12 Bionic

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 850	A12 Bionic
Total score	282308	419987
CPU	79039	117593
GPU	107274	159589
MEM	45171	67188
UX	50815	75591

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 850	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	638	900
Multi-Core	2236	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 850	A12 Bionic
Frequency	2960 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		6900 millions
Core configuration	8x2.96 GHz Kryo 385	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	2133
Memory bandwidth	34.1	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	768 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.1-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 850 is 15% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 850 has -2 more core than A12 Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 630	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	712	586
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	512
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2688 x 1242 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	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	45.6	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	44.8	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	38.2	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.4	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.4	74.5
Real Racing 3	56.4	84.5
Sniper 3D	98.2	107
Need for Speed No Limits	62.2	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	71.4	64.7
CSR Racing 2	49.3	78.8

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	12 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	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	1200 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	350 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: 14
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 29
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, 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.

A12 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12 Bionic specs and review.