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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs A14 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs A14 Bionic

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs A14 Bionic (Apple 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 A14 Bionic Specification and Benchmark. Find out Which is the best Mobile Processors? Also, Check their Ranking in the Best mobile processor list 2022.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs A14 Bionic Specification Comparison

	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A14 Bionic
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
Frequency	3000 MHz	3100 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv9-A	ARMv8.5-A
Process	4 nanometers	5 nanometers

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

Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	–

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

Modem	Snapdragon X65	–
4G support	LTE Cat. 24	LTE Cat. 18
5G support	Yes	Yes
Download speed	Up to 2500 Mbps	–
Upload speed	Up to 316 Mbps	–

Announced	December 2021	September 2020
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	SM8450	APL1W01
Official page	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site	–

Qualcomm Sd 8 Gen 1 Vs A14 Bionic Antutu Score Comparison

	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A14 Bionic
CPU	229138	185695
GPU	438172	285023
Memory	172155	118389
UX	168167	131689
Total score	1010143	724625

Apple A14 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 A14 Bionic Geekbench Score for single Core is 1607 and For Multi-core score is 4115.

	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A14 Bionic
Image compression	–	174.85 Mpixels/s
Face detection	–	33.7 images/s
Speech recognition	–	95.65 words/s
Machine learning	–	95.8 images/s
Camera shooting	–	38.45 images/s
HTML 5	–	4.59 Mnodes/s
SQLite	–	1060 Krows/s

Apple A14 Bionic Vs Sd 8 Gen 1 Key Differences

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	A14 Bionic
Shows better (up to 39%) AnTuTu 9 score – 1010K vs 724K
Has 2 more cores
Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
Supports 20% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 42.7 GB/s)
Announced 1-year and 3-months later

Apple A14 Vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Which is the best?

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is better in specs sheet but not in performance.

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Apple A14 Bionic Specification

Price
Our Rating	9.5 7.0
Brand	Qualcomm Apple
Category	Processor Processor

Info

Processor Manufacturer	Qualcomm Apple
Announced	01 December, 2021 15 September, 2020
Model	Part Number(s): SM8450 APL1W01
Class	Flagship Flagship

CPU

Size	4nm 5nm
CPU Cores	8 6
CPU Configuration	1x 3 GHz – ARM Cortex-X2, 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710, 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 Two 3.1 GHz high-Performance Firestorm Core and Four 1.8 GHz for low-performance Icestorm core
High Frequency	3000 MHz 3100
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Performance Core	1x 3 GHz – ARM Cortex-X2 Two 3.1 GHz high-Performance Firestorm Core
Power Efficient Core	3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710, 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 Four 1.8 GHz for low-performance Icestorm core
L1 Cache	- -
L2 cache	2 MB 4.00 MB
L3 cache	6 MB 8 MB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1 NVMe
Instruction set	ARMv9-A ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 W
Extra Feature	1. Two 3.1 GHz high-Performance Firestorm Core

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 A14 GPU
GPU Memory	GPU frequency: 1.80 GHz, GPU (Turbo): 3.01 GHz
Architecture	Adreno 700 -
FLOPS	- -
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, VP9, 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	- 11 TOPS
Extra Feature	2x faster tensor accelerator and 2X larger shared memory.

Memory

RAM Type	LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
RAM frequency	3200 MHz -
RAM Max	16 GB 6 GB
Max Bandwidth	42.7 Gbit/s
Bus Speed A bus is a subsystem that transfers data between computer components or between computers.	4x 16 Bit -

Connectivity

Cellular Modem	Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System Snapdragon X55 5G modem-RF system
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 5G NR FDD, 5G NR TDD, SA, NSA, LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast, WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast,
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 NR FDD, 5G NR TDD, SA, NSA,
5G mmWave	8 carriers (mmWave), 2x2 MIMO (mmWave) 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
5G sub-6 GHz	4x4 MIMO (Sub-6) 200 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO
5G Spectrum	sub-6-gigahertz (GHz) and mmWave 5G/4G spectrum sharing, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
Download Speed	10 Gbps 7.5 Gbps
Upload Speed	- 2.5 Gbps
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
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 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz
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) GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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) Custom-designed Image Processor; Computational photography, Also Support LIDAR Sensor
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 8K HDR @60fps 4K HDR @60fps, 129fps 1080p@240fps, 480fps
Video Codec	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9, 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 2732 x 2048
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 Apple Face ID and Touch ID Support
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes Yes
Face Detection

Charging

Charging Speed

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 5 technology -

Benchmarks

AnTuTu benchmark scores	1013249 680174
Geekbench scores	Single-Core Score - 1246 Multi-Core Score - 3876 1658 Single-core and 4612 For Multi-Core
3DMark	4183 39194
PCMark	17025 Points
Passmark CPU	44785 Points (6%)
Octane V2	58632
Mozilla Kraken	467