Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons 24-08-2021

Detailed compare data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus vs Apple A12 Bionic, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like AnTuTu, Quadrant, Geekbench, PassMark, 3DMark, GFXBench, Vellamo, Neocore, PCMark, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Madout2, Fortnite, Minecraft, Asphalt 9, GTA, PUBG, Call of Duty etc.
After looking at the data these tests and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 888 Plus 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 888 Plus

99%

A12 Bionic

81%

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

Snapdragon 888 Plus

87%

A12 Bionic

77%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 888 Plus

98%

A12 Bionic

76%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 888 Plus	A12 Bionic
Total score	897046	419987
CPU	251179	117593
GPU	340878	159589
MEM	143532	67188
UX	161476	75591

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 888 Plus	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	1250	900
Multi-Core	3945	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 888 Plus	A12 Bionic
Frequency	3000 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		6900 millions
Core configuration	1x3.0 GHz Kryo 680 Prime 3x2.4 GHz Kryo 680 Gold 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 680 Silver	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	32 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	2133
Memory bandwidth	64	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 888 Plus is 17% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 888 Plus 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 660	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	1486	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	33.9	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	106.2	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	62.4	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.7	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	90.7	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	131.1	74.5
Real Racing 3	127.2	84.5
Sniper 3D	140.4	107
Need for Speed No Limits	89.7	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	91.8	64.7
CSR Racing 2	77.1	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	64 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 580	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	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 X60 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	GNSS, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, Galileo, NavIC, SBAS, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS, QZSS	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus is better: 35
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 8
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 888 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 888 Plus specs and review.

A12 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12 Bionic specs and review.