Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons 01-08-2021

Detailed testing data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c vs Apple A12 Bionic, compare of graphics processors (GPU). A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, Quadrant, Neocore, Vellamo, GFXBench, Geekbench, AnTuTu, PassMark, PCMark, and how good the chips are in games Call of Duty, Fortnite, Minecraft, Asphalt 9, PUBG, Madout2, GTA etc.
After looking at the data of parallel tests and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 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 8c

21%

A12 Bionic

30%

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

Snapdragon 8c

74%

A12 Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 8c

20%

A12 Bionic

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 8c	A12 Bionic
Total score	300897	419987
CPU	84251	117593
GPU	114349	159589
MEM	48141	67188
UX	54157	75591

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 8c	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	681	900
Multi-Core	2383	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 8c	A12 Bionic
Frequency	2450 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		6900 millions
Core configuration	4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A76 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	68	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	768 KB	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 A12 Bionic is 1% better than Snapdragon 8c in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 8c 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 675	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	657.23	586
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	512
Display	2560 x 1600 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	31.5	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.8	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	61.1	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	39.3	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	51.5	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.8	74.5
Real Racing 3	92.4	84.5
Sniper 3D	136.2	107
Need for Speed No Limits	111.6	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	98.2	64.7
CSR Racing 2	74.1	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 v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	32 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 390	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	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	7000 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 18
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 8c SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 8c 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.