Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons   26-08-2021
   Comprehensive compare data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Apple A12 Bionic, testing of graphics chips (GPU). A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the chips, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Neocore, PassMark, Geekbench, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Vellamo, PCMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of processors in Call of Duty, Fortnite, Minecraft, Madout2, PUBG, Asphalt 9, GTA etc.
   After looking at the data of all tests and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 860 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 860

31%

A12 Bionic

30%

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

Snapdragon 860

73%

A12 Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 860

28%

A12 Bionic

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 860	A12 Bionic
Total score	441828	419987
CPU	123709	117593
GPU	167894	159589
MEM	70701	67188
UX	79520	75591

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 860	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	768	900
Multi-Core	2765	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 860	A12 Bionic
Frequency	2960 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		6900 millions
Core configuration	1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 Prime 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 Gold 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485 Silver	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	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	34.1	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	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 860 is 15% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 860 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 640	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	750 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	986	586
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	384
Display	2840 x 2160 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	27.1	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	55.2	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	57.5	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	42.1	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	49.4	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.7	74.5
Real Racing 3	72.5	84.5
Sniper 3D	126.3	107
Need for Speed No Limits	80.6	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	83.1	64.7
CSR Racing 2	63.4	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	192 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	22 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 380	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, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 LTE modem	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	2048 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	316 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, SBAS, GLONASS, Galileo, GNSS, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, GPS, QZSS	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 13
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 those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 860 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 860 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.