Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Apple A14 Bionic
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The Apple A14 Bionic is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the iPhone 12 and iPad Air (2020) models. It was announced late 2020 and offers 6 cores divided in 2 performance cores (Firestorm) and four power efficiency cores (Icestorm). Apple states that the A14 offers a 40 percent higher CPU performance than the old A12 in the iPad Air 2019. That should translate to a modest gain of around 20% compared to the Apple A13. The A14 integrates a fast 4-core-GPU and a 16-core Neural Engine that is able to reach a maximum of 11 TOPS. The memory controller supports LPDDR4X and 4 or 6 GB are directly above the chip (package on package - PoP).
The chip is manufactured in 5nm and integrates 11.8 billion transistors.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform is a high-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in late 2020 and manufactured in 5 nm at Samsung. Integrates one “Prime Core” based on a ARM Cortex-X1 architecture clocked at up to 2.84 GHz. Three more performance cores are based on the A78 but clock up to 2.42 GHz. Furthermore, four energy saving cores are integrated that are based on the ARM Cortex-A55 architecture and clock at up to 1.8 GHz. In addition to the processor cores, the SoC integrates a WiFi 6e modem, a Hexagon 780 DSP (up to 26 TOPS of AI performance) and a Spectra 580 ISP. The integrated memory controller now supports faster LPDDR5 memory with up to 3,200 MHz. 5G is now included in the chip with the Snapdragon X60 modem.
The performance of the processor cores should be around 15% better than the old Snapdragon 865+. The integrated Adreon 660 GPU should make a bigger jump by 35% (most likely compared to the SD 865).
| Model | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | ||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Firestorm, Icestorm | Cortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680) | ||||||||||||||||
| Series | Apple Apple A-Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | ||||||||||||||||
| Clock | 1800 - 3100 MHz | 1800 - 2840 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | |||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 3 MB | ||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 6 / 6 | 8 / 8 1 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-X1 3 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 11800 Million | |||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 5 nm | 5 nm | ||||||||||||||||
| Features | ARMv8 Instruction Set, Machine Learning Controller, 16-Core Neural Engine, Secure Enclave, Advanced Image Signal Processor | Adreno 660 GPU, Spectra 580 ISP, Hexagon 780, X60 5G Modem, FastConnect 6900 WiFi,LPDDR5-6400 / LPDDR4X-4266 MHz Memory Controller (64 Bit) | ||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Apple A14 Bionic GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 660 | ||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | ||||||||||||||||
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| Series: Snapdragon Cortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680) |
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| TDP | 5 Watt | |||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Apple A14 Bionic → 100% n=18
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G → 100% n=18
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
