Unisoc Tiger T820 vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons   22-06-2023
   Comprehensive compare data of Unisoc Tiger T820 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 Tiger T820 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

Tiger T820

34%

A12 Bionic

30%

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

Tiger T820

81%

A12 Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Tiger T820

33%

A12 Bionic

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Tiger T820	A12 Bionic
Total score	480533	419987
CPU	134552	117593
GPU	182597	159589
MEM	76880	67188
UX	86490	75591

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Tiger T820	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	702	900
Multi-Core	2896	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Tiger T820	A12 Bionic
Frequency	2700 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		6900 millions
Core configuration	1x2.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4/4x/4y	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	48	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	256 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 Tiger T820 is 7% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Tiger T820 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	Mali-G57 MP6	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	846	586
# of Cores	6	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2160 x 1080 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	28.2	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	42.1	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	55.1	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	52.4	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.1	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	54.9	74.5
Real Racing 3	110.5	84.5
Sniper 3D	104.5	107
Need for Speed No Limits	77.5	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	88.4	64.7
CSR Racing 2	65.7	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	108 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	20 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Vivi Magic 6.0	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	960
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 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	Ivy V510 5G	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	3500 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Unisoc Tiger T820 is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 16
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Tiger T820 SoC - all data

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

• Tiger T820 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.