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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs A13 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs A13 Bionic

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs A13 Bionic (Apple A13 Bionic GPU). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

So let’s Compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs A13 Bionic Specification and Benchmark. Find out Which is the best Mobile Processor? Also, Check their Ranking in the Best mobile processor list 2022.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs A13 Bionic Specification Comparison

	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A13 Bionic
CPU Configuration	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510	2x 2.66 GHz – Lightning 4x 1.6 GHz – Thunder
Cores	8	6
Frequency	3000 MHz	2660 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv9-A	ARMv8.4-A
Process	4 nanometers	7 nanometers

GPU name	Adreno 730	Apple A13 Bionic GPU
Architecture	Adreno 700	–
GPU frequency	818 MHz	–

Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	–
Max size	24 GB	4 GB

Neural processor (NPU)	Hexagon	Yes, Neural Engine
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Max display resolution	3840 x 2160	2688 x 1242
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	–
Video capture	8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS	4K at 60FPS

Modem	Snapdragon X65	–
4G support	LTE Cat. 24	LTE Cat. 18
5G support	Yes	No
Download speed	Up to 2500 Mbps	Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 316 Mbps	Up to 220 Mbps

Announced	December 2021	September 2019
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	SM8450	–
Official page	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site	–

Qualcomm Sd 8 Gen 1 Vs A13 Bionic Antutu Score Comparison

	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A13 Bionic
CPU	249768	154086
GPU	448381	254605
Memory	172528	84925
UX	166045	116618
Total score	1037559	615090

Apple A13 Bionic Vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Geekbench Score Comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Geekbench Score for single Core is 1221 and For Multi-core score is 3812. Apple A13 Bionic Geekbench Score for single Core is 1342 and For Multi-core score is 3525.

	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A13 Bionic
Image compression	–	151.6 Mpixels/s
Face detection	–	29.65 images/s
Speech recognition	–	87.4 words/s
Machine learning	–	72.5 images/s
Camera shooting	–	33.75 images/s
HTML 5	–	3.81 Mnodes/s
SQLite	–	901.1 Krows/s

Apple A13 Vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 3D Mark Score Comparison

	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A13 Bionic
Stability	55%	72%
Graphics test	48 FPS	45 FPS
3D Mark Score	8169	7577

Apple A13 Bionic Vs Sd 8 Gen 1 Key Differences

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A13 Bionic
Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
Shows significantly better (up to 69%) AnTuTu 9 score – 1037K vs 615K
Has 2 more cores
13% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2660 MHz)
5G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs A13 Bionic Which is the best?

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is better Processor

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Apple A13 Bionic Specification

Price
Our Rating	9.5 7.0
Brand	Qualcomm Apple
Category	Processor Processor

Info

Processor Manufacturer	Qualcomm Apple
Announced	01 December, 2021 10 September, 2019
Model	Part Number(s): SM8450 A13 Bionic
Class	Flagship Flasgship

CPU

Size	4nm 7nm
CPU Cores	8 6
CPU Configuration	1x 3 GHz – ARM Cortex-X2, 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710, 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 2x 2.65GHz (Lightning /Performance), 4x 1.8GHz (Thunder/ Efficiency)
High Frequency	3000 MHz 2660 MHz
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Performance Core	1x 3 GHz – ARM Cortex-X2 2x 2.65GHz (Lightning /Performance)
Power Efficient Core	3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710, 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 4x 1.8GHz (Thunder/ Efficiency)
L1 Cache	- 48 KB
L2 cache	2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache	6 MB 8.00 MB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1 NVMe
Instruction set	ARMv9-A ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 W
Extra Feature	8.5 billion Transistor count 7nm Processor Size

GPU

GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Adreno 730 Apple A13 Bionic GPU
GPU Memory	GPU frequency: 1.80 GHz GPU (Turbo): 2.70 GHz
Architecture	Adreno 700 -
FLOPS	- 736 Gigaflops
OpenGL Version	2.0 2.0
DirectX Support DirectX Support	12 12
Vulkan version	1.1 1.1
Shading units	- -
Video Encoding	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
Video Playback	HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision 4K at 60FPS
Gaming	Snapdragon Elite Gaming

NPU

APU / NPU / AI Proc. / Neural IP	7th Gen Qualcomm ® AI Engine Apple Neural Engine
TOPS Speed	- 1 Tera Operations (TOPs)
Extra Feature	2x faster tensor accelerator and 2X larger shared memory.

Memory

RAM Type	LPDDR5 LPDDR4X-4266
RAM frequency	3200 MHz -
RAM Max	16 GB 4GB
Max Bandwidth	-
Bus Speed A bus is a subsystem that transfers data between computer components or between computers.	4x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit

Connectivity

Cellular Modem	Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System Apple
Cellular Technology	5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, FDD, 5G NR, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), SA (standalone), TDD, NSA (non-standalone), sub-6 GHz, HSPA, WCDMA, LTE including CBRS support, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2218 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2161, A2220
5G Modem
5G Network	5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, FDD, 5G NR, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), SA (standalone), TDD, NSA (non-standalone), sub-6 GHz
5G mmWave	8 carriers (mmWave), 2x2 MIMO (mmWave)
5G sub-6 GHz	4x4 MIMO (Sub-6)
5G Spectrum	sub-6-gigahertz (GHz) and mmWave
Download Speed	10 Gbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload Speed	- Up to 220 Mbps
Dual SIM	Yes
Extra Feature	Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave 2.0, Qualcomm® Smart Transmit 2.0 technology, Qualcomm® Wideband Envelope Tracking, Qualcomm® AI-Enhanced Signal Boost

Mobile Connectivity system

wireless System	Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 6900 System Apple Wireless Chip
WiFi-6 ready
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	• Wi-Fi Standards: Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi Band	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz 2.5GHz, 5GHz
Wi-Fi Speed	3.6 Gbps -
Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	Bluetooth 5.2 5.0, A2DP, LE
Bluetooth Audio	Snapdragon Sound™ Technology with support for Qualcomm® aptX™ Voice, aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive, and LE audio -
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC capable, Dual Frequency GNSS (L1/L5) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB	USB Version 3.1; USB Type-C Support Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

ISP

ISP	Qualcomm Spectra™ image signal processor, Triple 18-bit ISPs, Hardware accelerator for computer vision (CV-ISP) Apple Custom ISP
Single Camera	Up to 200 MP, Single Camera, MFNR, ZSL, 30fps: Up to 108 MP -
Dual Camera	Up to 64+36 MP -
Video capture	4K Video Capture @ 120 FPS, 8K video capture at 30fps, Bokeh Engine for Video Capture, Video super-resolution, 720p @ 960 FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video Codec	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
Extra Feature	Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR), AI-based face detection, auto-focus, and auto-exposure, Locally Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering, Low light photography architecture

Display and Audio Support

Display Support	4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz 2688 x 1242
Refresh Rate	144Hz -
Max External Display	Up to 4K @ 60 Hz -
Extra Feature	HDR: HDR10+, HDR10 Color Depth: Up to 10-bit Color Gamut: Rec2020
Audio Playback	Qualcomm® aptX™ Lossless, Qualcomm® aptX™ Voice, Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Security

Security Features	Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Sensor, Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Sensor Max Biometric Authentication (Fingerprint, Iris, Voice, Face) Platform Security Foundations, Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment &amp; Services, Qualcomm® Type-1 Hypervisor, Qualcomm® wireless edge services and Premium security features Touch ID and Face ID
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes Yes
Face Detection

Charging

Charging Speed

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 5 technology -

Benchmarks

AnTuTu benchmark scores	1013249 468604
Geekbench scores	Single-Core Score - 1246 Multi-Core Score - 3876 (Single-Core) – 1311 (Multi-Core) – 3485
3DMark	4183 33898
PCMark	17025 Points -
Passmark CPU	701856
Octane V2	49388
Mozilla Kraken	570.9