Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs A14 Bionic: tests and benchmarks

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs A14 Bionic

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

VS

A14 Bionic

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

  • Shows significantly better (up to 45%) AnTuTu 9 score – 1035K vs 715K

  • Has 2 more cores

  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)

  • Announced 1-year and 3-months later

  • Supports 20% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 42.7 GB/s)

  • 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

+45%

1035390

A14 Bionic

715599

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

1278

A14 Bionic

+24%

1579

Multi-Core Score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

3815

A14 Bionic

+7%

4079

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

+17%

8920

A14 Bionic

7608

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]

Call of Duty: Mobile
60 FPS
[Ultra]

Fortnite
42 FPS
[Ultra]

Shadowgun Legends
89 FPS
[Ultra]

World of Tanks Blitz
114 FPS
[Ultra]

Genshin Impact
40 FPS
[Ultra]

Device
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400

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

Process
4 nanometers
5 nanometers

Transistor count

11.8 billion

TDP

6 W

Graphics

GPU name
Adreno 730
Apple GPU

Architecture
Adreno 700

GPU frequency
818 MHz

Execution units
3
4

Shading units
768

FLOPS
2236 Gigaflops

Vulkan version
1.1

OpenCL version
2.0

DirectX version
12

Memory

Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X

Memory frequency
3200 MHz

Bus
4x 16 Bit

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

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

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

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

1578

(50.3%)

A14 Bionic

1559

(49.7%)

Total votes: 3137

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