Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons 21-06-2021

Detailed compare data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro vs Apple A12 Bionic, testing of graphics chips (GPU). A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the processors, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as 3DMark, PassMark, Geekbench, Neocore, AnTuTu, Quadrant, Vellamo, PCMark, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of processors in PUBG, GTA, Call of Duty, Asphalt 9, Fortnite, Minecraft, Madout2 etc.
After looking at the data these tests and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro 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 Pro

64%

A12 Bionic

30%

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

Snapdragon 888 Pro

80%

A12 Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 888 Pro

62%

A12 Bionic

29%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 888 Pro	A12 Bionic
Total score	897135	419987
CPU	251189	117593
GPU	340912	159589
MEM	143538	67188
UX	161487	75591

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 888 Pro	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	1251	900
Multi-Core	3945	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 888 Pro	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 Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	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 888 Pro is 17% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 888 Pro 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	33.3	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	106.5	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	62.9	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.2	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	90.8	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	131.9	74.5
Real Racing 3	127.2	84.5
Sniper 3D	140.2	107
Need for Speed No Limits	89.2	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	91.1	64.7
CSR Racing 2	77.5	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	SBAS, Galileo, Beidou, GNSS, GLONASS, GPS, Dual frequency GNSS, NavIC, QZSS, NavIC enabled	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro is better: 35
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 8
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 888 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 888 Pro 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.