Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs A14 Bionic: tests and benchmarks
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs A14 Bionic
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
A14 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730) with the older 6-core Apple A14 Bionic (Apple GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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Shows significantly better (up to 45%) AnTuTu 9 score – 1035K vs 715K
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Has 2 more cores
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Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
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Announced 1-year and 3-months later
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Supports 20% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 42.7 GB/s)
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Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarks
AnTuTu 9
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
A14 Bionic
CPU
249768
202575
GPU
448381
273954
Memory
172528
115865
UX
166045
129781
Total score
1035390
715599
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GeekBench 5
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
A14 Bionic
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
A14 Bionic
Image compression
192.4 Mpixels/s
171.5 Mpixels/s
Face detection
36 images/s
33.6 images/s
Speech recognition
81.2 words/s
94.8 words/s
Machine learning
83.7 images/s
93.1 images/s
Camera shooting
38.7 images/s
38.7 images/s
HTML 5
4.24 Mnodes/s
4.5 Mnodes/s
SQLite
1140 Krows/s
1060 Krows/s
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
A14 Bionic
Stability
57%
77%
Graphics test
53 FPS
45 FPS
Score
8920
7608
Gaming
Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile
88 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile
60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite
42 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends
89 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz
114 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact
40 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and A14 Bionic
CPU
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm
Cores
8
6
Frequency
3000 MHz
3100 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.5-A
L2 cache
1 MB
8 MB
L3 cache
6 MB
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Process
4 nanometers
5 nanometers
Transistor count
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11.8 billion
TDP
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6 W
Graphics
GPU name
Adreno 730
Apple GPU
Architecture
Adreno 700
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GPU frequency
818 MHz
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Execution units
3
4
Shading units
768
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FLOPS
2236 Gigaflops
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Vulkan version
1.1
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OpenCL version
2.0
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DirectX version
12
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Memory
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
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Bus
4x 16 Bit
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Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
42.7 Gbit/s
Max size
24 GB
6 GB
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Neural Engine
Storage type
UFS 3.1
NVMe
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2732 x 2048
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
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Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Connectivity
Modem
Snapdragon X65
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4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 18
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed
Up to 3670 Mbps
Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.3
5.0
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Info
Announced
December 2021
September 2020
Class
Flagship
Flagship
Model number
SM8450
APL1W01
Official page
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site
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So, which SoC would you choose?
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
(50.3%)
A14 Bionic
(49.7%)
Total votes: 3137