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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Vs A14 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Vs A14 Bionic

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Vs A14 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 A14 Bionic Specification Comparison

	Snapdragon 870	A14 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 3.1 GHz – Firestorm 4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm
Instruction set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.5-A
Process	7 nanometers	5 nanometers

GPU name

Adreno 650

Apple GPU

Memory type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Neural processor (NPU)	Hexagon 698	Neural Engine
Storage type	UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1	NVMe
Max display resolution	3840 x 2160	2732 x 2048
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 2x 25MP	–
Video capture	8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS	4K at 60FPS

Modem	X55	–
4G support	LTE Cat. 24	LTE Cat. 18
5G support	Yes	Yes

Announced	January 2021	September 2020
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	SM8250-AC	APL1W01
Official page	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site	–

Qualcomm Sd 870 Vs A14 Bionic Antutu Score Comparison

	Snapdragon 870	A14 Bionic
CPU	192713	185695
GPU	240595	285023
Memory	112810	118389
UX	146425	131689
Total score	697799	724625

Apple A14 Bionic Vs Snapdragon 870 Geekbench Score Comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Geekbench Score for single Core is 1006 and For Multi-core score is 3411. A14 Bionic Geekbench Score for single Core is 1607 and For Multi-core score is 4115.

	Snapdragon 870	A14 Bionic
Image compression	180.6 Mpixels/s	174.85 Mpixels/s
Face detection	25.25 images/s	33.7 images/s
Speech recognition	54.7 words/s	95.65 words/s
Machine learning	56.95 images/s	95.8 images/s
Camera shooting	28 images/s	38.45 images/s
HTML 5	3 Mnodes/s	4.59 Mnodes/s
SQLite	989.1 Krows/s	1060 Krows/s

Apple A14 Vs Snapdragon 870 Key Differences

Snapdragon 870	A14 Bionic
Has 2 more cores	Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
	Better instruction set architecture
	Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 9 score – 724K vs 697K

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Vs A14 Bionic Which is the best?

A14 bionic is far ahead of Snapdragon 870

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Apple A14 Bionic Specification

Price
Our Rating	9.0 7.0
Brand	Qualcomm Apple
Category	Processor Processor

Info

Processor Manufacturer	Qualcomm Apple
Announced	19 January, 2021 15 September, 2020
Model	SM8250-AC APL1W01
Class	Flagship Flagship

CPU

Size	7nm 5nm
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) Two 3.1 GHz high-Performance Firestorm Core and Four 1.8 GHz for low-performance Icestorm core
High Frequency	3200 MHz 3100
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) Two 3.1 GHz high-Performance Firestorm Core
Power Efficient Core	4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) Four 1.8 GHz for low-performance Icestorm core
L1 Cache	512 KB -
L2 cache	1 MB 4.00 MB
L3 cache	4 MB 8 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 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.	Qualcomm® Adreno™ 650 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Memory	GPU frequency: 0.25 GHz GPU (Turbo): 0.67 GHz GPU frequency: 1.80 GHz, GPU (Turbo): 3.01 GHz
Architecture	Adreno 600 -
FLOPS	- -
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, VP9, 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 11 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
RAM frequency	LP-DDR5 memory up to 2750 MHz , Support for LPDDR4x memory up to 2133 MHz -
RAM Max	16 GB 6 GB
Max Bandwidth	44 Gbit/s 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 X55 5G Modem-RF System Snapdragon X55 5G modem-RF system
Cellular Technology	5G NR, LTE including CBRS, WCDMA, HSPA, 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	LTE including CBRS, WCDMA, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast,
5G Modem
5G Network	5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes, FDD, TDD 5G NR FDD, 5G NR TDD, SA, NSA,
5G mmWave	800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
5G sub-6 GHz	200 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO 200 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO
5G Spectrum	Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), mmWave, sub-6 GHz 5G/4G spectrum sharing, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
Download Speed	Up to 7.5 Gbps 7.5 Gbps
Upload Speed	Up to 3 Gbps 2.5 Gbps
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
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 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz
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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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) Custom-designed Image Processor; Computational photography, Also Support LIDAR Sensor
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 8K HDR @60fps 4K HDR @60fps, 129fps 1080p@240fps, 480fps
Video Codec	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9, 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 2732 x 2048
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 Apple Face ID and Touch ID Support
Fingerprint Sensor	yes Yes
Face Detection

Charging

Charging Speed

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4+ technology -

Benchmarks

AnTuTu benchmark scores	647784 680174
Geekbench scores	Single Core is 963 and Multi-Core Score 3394 1658 Single-core and 4612 For Multi-Core
3DMark	39194
Passmark CPU	44785 Points (6%)
Octane V2	58632
Mozilla Kraken	467