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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Vs A13 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Vs A13 Bionic

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Vs A13 Bionic. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Vs A13 Bionic Specification Comparison

	Snapdragon 870	A13 Bionic
Architecture	1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)	2x 2.66 GHz – Lightning 4x 1.6 GHz – Thunder
Frequency	3200 MHz	2660 MHz
Process	7 nanometers	7 nanometers

GPU name	Adreno 650	Apple A13 Bionic GPU
FLOPS	1372 Gigaflops	736 Gigaflops

Memory type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Neural processor (NPU)	Hexagon 698	Yes, Neural Engine
Storage type	UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1	NVMe

Modem	X55	–
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	January 2021	September 2019
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	SM8250-AC	–
Official page	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site	–

Qualcomm Sd 870 Vs A13 Bionic Antutu Score Comparison

	Snapdragon 870	A13 Bionic
CPU	192713	161025
GPU	240595	259620
Memory	112810	82902
UX	146425	110973
Total score	697799	616150

Apple A13 Bionic Vs Snapdragon 870 Geekbench Score Comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Geekbench Score for single Core is 1006 and For Multi-core score is 3411. A13 Bionic Geekbench Score for single Core is 1337 and For Multi-core score is 3510.

	Snapdragon 870	A13 Bionic
Image compression	180.6 Mpixels/s	151.6 Mpixels/s
Face detection	25.25 images/s	29.65 images/s
Speech recognition	54.7 words/s	87.4 words/s
Machine learning	56.95 images/s	72.5 images/s
Camera shooting	28 images/s	33.75 images/s
HTML 5	3 Mnodes/s	3.81 Mnodes/s
SQLite	989.1 Krows/s	901.1 Krows/s

Apple A13 Vs Snapdragon 870 Gaming Performance Comparison

	Snapdragon 870	A13 Bionic
PUBG Mobile	88 FPS [Ultra]	57 FPS [Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile	59 FPS [Ultra]	60 FPS [Ultra]
Fortnite	27 FPS [Ultra]	60 FPS [High]
Shadowgun Legends	102 FPS [Ultra]	–
World of Tanks Blitz	107 FPS [Ultra]	60 FPS [Ultra]
Genshin Impact	49 FPS [Ultra]	59 FPS [Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang	60 FPS [Ultra]	60 FPS [Ultra]
Device	Xiaomi Black Shark 4 1080 x 2400	Apple iPhone 11 Pro 828 x 1792

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Vs A13 Bionic Key Differences

Snapdragon 870	A13 Bionic
Performs 86% better in floating-point computations	Better instruction set architecture
Has 2 more cores
Announced 1-year and 5-months later
20% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2660 MHz)
Shows better (up to 13%) AnTuTu 9 score – 697K vs 616K

Is A13 Bionic better than Snapdragon 870?

In terms of long life, A13 Bionic is better than Snapdragon. But Snapdragon 870 is packed with new innovative features like 5G, Better AI.

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Apple A13 Bionic Specification

Price
Our Rating	9.0 7.0
Brand	Qualcomm Apple
Category	Processor Processor

Info

Processor Manufacturer	Qualcomm Apple
Announced	19 January, 2021 10 September, 2019
Model	SM8250-AC A13 Bionic
Class	Flagship Flasgship

CPU

Size	7nm 7nm
CPU Cores	8 6
CPU Configuration	1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77), 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77), 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) 2x 2.65GHz (Lightning /Performance), 4x 1.8GHz (Thunder/ Efficiency)
High Frequency	3200 MHz 2660 MHz
Core architecture	hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Performance Core	1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77), 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 2x 2.65GHz (Lightning /Performance)
Power Efficient Core	4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) 4x 1.8GHz (Thunder/ Efficiency)
L1 Cache	512 KB 48 KB
L2 cache	1 MB 4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB 8.00 MB
Storage Type	UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 NVMe
Instruction set	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 W 6 W
Extra Feature	CPU performance core clocked at 3.2GHz 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.	Qualcomm® Adreno™ 650 Apple A13 Bionic GPU
GPU Memory	GPU frequency: 0.25 GHz GPU (Turbo): 0.67 GHz GPU frequency: 1.80 GHz GPU (Turbo): 2.70 GHz
Architecture	Adreno 600 -
FLOPS	- 736 Gigaflops
OpenGL Version	2.0 2.0
DirectX Support DirectX Support	12 12
Vulkan version	1.1 1.1
Shading units	512 -
Video Encoding	HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
Video Playback	Volumetric VR video playback, 8K 360 VR video playback 4K at 60FPS
Gaming	Full Suite Snapdragon Elite Gaming features HDR gaming (10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020
Extra Feature	Physically Based Rendering • API Support: OpenGL® ES 3.2, OpenCL™ 2.0 FP, Vulkan 1.1 • Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder • HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision

NPU

APU / NPU / AI Proc. / Neural IP	5th gen Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine Hexagon 698 Processor • Hexagon Tensor Accelerator • Hexagon Vector eXtensions • Hexagon Scalar Accelerator Qualcomm Sensing Hub • Ultra low power hub for audio, voice and sensors • Supports AI algorithms at low power • Support for fusing contextual data streams including sensors, audio, and voice • Supports multiple voice assistants • Multi-mic far-field detection and echo cancellation Apple Neural Engine
TOPS Speed	15 TOPS 1 Tera Operations (TOPs)
Extra Feature	• AI real-time translation makes it easy to form connections with users across the globe • Qualcomm® Sensing Hub provides always-on contextual awareness

Memory

RAM Type	LPDDR5 and LPDDR4x LPDDR4X-4266
RAM frequency	LP-DDR5 memory up to 2750 MHz , Support for LPDDR4x memory up to 2133 MHz -
RAM Max	16 GB 4GB
Max Bandwidth	44 Gbit/s -
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 X55 5G Modem-RF System Apple
Cellular Technology	5G NR, LTE including CBRS, WCDMA, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
4G Network	LTE including CBRS, WCDMA, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE 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, standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes, FDD, TDD
5G mmWave	800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
5G sub-6 GHz	200 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO
5G Spectrum	Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), mmWave, sub-6 GHz
Download Speed	Up to 7.5 Gbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload Speed	Up to 3 Gbps Up to 220 Mbps
Dual SIM	Global 5G multi-SIM
Extra Feature	Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave • Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ technology • Qualcomm® Wideband Envelope Tracking • Qualcomm® Signal Boost adaptive antenna tuning

Mobile Connectivity system

wireless System	FastConnect 6800 Subsystem 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 6 (802.11ax), 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi Band	2.4GHz, 5GHz 2.5GHz, 5GHz
Wi-Fi Speed	1.774 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	Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive Audio, Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Technology, Bluetooth 5.2 -
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.	Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS, NavIC enabled, GPS, GNSS, QZSS, SBAS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB	USB 3.1, USB-C 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.
Extra Feature	Channel Utilization: 20/40/80 MHz • 8-stream sounding (for 8x8 MU-MIMO) • MIMO Configuration: 2x2 (2-stream) • MU-MIMO (Uplink & Downlink) • 1024 QAM (2.4 & 5 GHz) • OFDMA (2.4 and 5 GHz) • Dual-band simultaneous (DBS) • Wi-Fi Security: WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-Enhanced Open, WPA3 Easy Connect, WPA3-Personal

ISP

ISP	Qualcomm Spectra™ 480 Image Signal Processor Dual 14-bit ISPs • Up to 2 Gigapixels per Second • Hardware accelerator for computer vision (CV-ISP) Apple Custom ISP
Single Camera	Up to 200 MP -
Dual Camera	Up to 25 MP -
Video capture	4K Video Capture + 64 MP Photo • 8K Video Capture @ 30 FPS • Slow-mo video capture at 720p @ 960 FPS • HEIF: HEIC photo capture, HEVC video capture • Video Capture Formats: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision • 4K Video Capture @ 120 FPS • 4K HDR Video Capture with Portrait Mode (Bokeh) Rec. 2020 color gamut video capture • Up to 10-bit color depth video capture 4K at 60FPS
Video Codec	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
Extra Feature	Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR) • Real-time object classification, segmentation and replacement

Display and Audio Support

Display Support	4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz 2688 x 1242
Refresh Rate	144 Hz -
Max External Display	4K @ 60 Hz -
Extra Feature	HDR: HDR10+, HDR10 Color Depth: Up to 10-bit Color Gamut: Rec2020
Audio Playback	Audio Technology: Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Voice Assistant Accelerator, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio codec up to Qualcomm® WCD9385, Qualcomm Aqstic™ smart speaker amplifier up to Qualcomm® WSA8815, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Security

Security Features	Qualcomm® Secure Processing Unit: Mobile Payment, Dual SIM/ Dual Standby • Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Sensor and Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max • Biometric Authentication: Fingerprint, Iris, Voice, Face • On-Device: Qualcomm® Mobile Security, Key Provisioning Security, Qualcomm® Processor Security, Qualcomm® Content Protection, Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment, Camera Security, Crypto Engine, Malware Protection, Secure Boot, Secure Token Touch ID and Face ID
Fingerprint Sensor	yes Yes
Face Detection

Charging

Charging Speed

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4+ technology -

Benchmarks

AnTuTu benchmark scores	647784 468604
Geekbench scores	Single Core is 963 and Multi-Core Score 3394 (Single-Core) – 1311 (Multi-Core) – 3485
3DMark	33898
PCMark	-
Passmark CPU	701856
Octane V2	49388
Mozilla Kraken	570.9