Apple A6x vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy vs Apple A12 Bionic
Apple A6x
► remove from comparisonThe Apple A6x is a dual-core-SoC (System on a Chip) with ARM compatible CPU cores (ARMv7s instruction set). Both can be clocked at up to 1400 MHz depending on the load. It is used in the iPad 4 and compared to the A6 in the iPhone 5, the A6x offers a faster GPU (PowerVR SGX544MP4).
The CPU-Performance of the A6x is similar to the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T, while the GPU is about as fast as the Adreno 320.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Mobile Platform is a high-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in late 2022 and manufactured in 4 nm at TSMC (N4P). It integrates four different CPU clusters. A fast and big prime core based on the ARM Cortex-X3 architecture and clocked at up to 3.36 GHz for 64 bit applications. Two more ARM Cortex-A715 based performance cores clocked at up to 2.8 GHz (also only for 64 bit apps). Two more Cortex-A710 performance cores at up to 2.8 GHz that can also be used for older apps and three efficiency cores (ARM Cortex-A510 with up to 2 GHz). All cores can use the shared 8 MB level 3 cache. Compared to the normal SD 8 Gen 2, the "for Galaxy" version offers a 160 MHz higher clocked prime core.
Thanks to the new architecture and high clock rates, the SD 8 Gen 2 is the fastest mobile CPU for Android based devices and is only topped by current Apple SoCs like the Apple A16 (see benchmarks below).
The chip also integrates a Hexagon accelerator for AI workloads (tensor, scalar and vector). Qualcomm states that its one of the first chips with INT4 support and up to 4.35x performance compared to the previous generation.
The 18-Bit-Spectra ISP is able to process photos with up to 200 MP and work with videos up to 8k30 (including 10-bit, HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision).
A big improvement of the Snapdragon 8 G2 is the integrated Adreno 740 GPU, that now supports Hardware Raytracing and tops even the iGPU in the Apple A16.
The integrated AI Engine can offer up to 4x faster AI performance thanks to the bigger Tensor engine. The 18-Bit-Spectra-ISP also saw some big improvements and is now called Snapdragon Sight.
The integrated Adreno 730 offers a 30% graphics boost compared to the previous Adreno 660.
The integrated Snapdragon X70 5G modem is also new as is the FastConnect 7800 modem with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 support.
Apple A12 Bionic
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The Apple A12 Bionic is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the iPhone Xs and Xr. It was announced late 2018 and offers 6 cores divided in 2 performance cores and four power efficiency cores. Compared to the previous A11 Bionic, the A12 should offer a 15% improved CPU performance for the performance cores and a 50% lower power consumption for the efficiency cores (both according to Apple).
The chip also includes a new GPU that is advertised as 50% faster, the M12 Motion co-processor and a Neural Engine with 8 cores for up to 5 trillion operations per second.
With 6.9 billion transistors, the A12 Bionic is a big chip especially compared to the Snapdragon 835 (3 Billion) or a Skylake desktop quad-core Soc (1.75 Billion). Compared to the A11, the A12 integrates 60% more transistors.
| Model | Apple A6x | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy | Apple A12 Bionic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Apple Apple A-Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 | Apple Apple A-Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Apple A-Series |
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| Clock | 1400 MHz | 2000 - 3360 MHz | <=2490 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 2 | 8 / 8 1 x 3.4 GHz ARM Cortex-X3 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A715 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A710 3 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A510 | 6 / 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 32 nm | 4 nm | 7 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM v9 | ARM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Codename | Cortex-X3 / A715 / A710 / A510 (Kryo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | Adreno GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X70 5G Modem, FastConnect 7800 Wi-Fi 7, LPDDR5x 4200 MHz Memory Controller | ARMv8 Instruction Set | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 740 | Apple A12 Bionic GPU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 6900 Million |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Apple A6x → 0% n=0
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy → 0% n=0
Average Benchmarks Apple A12 Bionic → 0% n=0
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
