Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs Apple A12 Bionic, compare of GPUs Adreno 650 and Apple A12 Bionic.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 870 5G is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime) and A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as 3DMark, Quadrant, Geekbench 5, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, AnTuTu, Octane V2, Vellamo, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, Neocore, and how good the CPUs are in games Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 870 5G or A12 Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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 870 5G

98%

A12 Bionic

81%

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

Snapdragon 870 5G

83%

A12 Bionic

77%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 870 5G

91%

A12 Bionic

76%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	A12 Bionic
Total score	703475	419987
CPU	196982	117593
GPU	267320	159589
MEM	112558	67188
UX	126630	75591

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	1106	900
Multi-Core	3869	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 870 5G	A12 Bionic
Frequency	3200 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		6900 millions
Core configuration	1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.48 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x2.0 GHz Kryo 585 Silver	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-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 870 5G is 22% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 870 5G 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 650	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	645 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	1348	586
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 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	26.4	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	82.2	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.3	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	46.3	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	71.4	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	103.8	74.5
Real Racing 3	62.9	84.5
Sniper 3D	95.6	107
Need for Speed No Limits	90.5	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	65.4	64.7
CSR Racing 2	65.4	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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	25 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 480	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	960
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 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 X55 Modem-RF System 5G	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, GPS, Galileo, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, QZSS, GNSS, SBAS, GLONASS	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

• Snapdragon 870 5G specs and review.

• A12 Bionic specs and review.