CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8 cores 3000 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 730
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Apple A12 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A12 Bionic
6 cores 2490 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A12 Bionic GPU
Compared fields
43
Different values
39
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
Apple A12 Bionic
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 | 2x 2.49 GHz - Vortex4x 1.6 GHz - Tempest |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 3000 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| Process technology | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 6.9 billion |
| TDP | Not available | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 1x 64 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 730 | Apple A12 Bionic GPU |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 700 | Not available |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Execution units | 3 | 32 |
| Shaders | 768 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 2236 Gigaflops | 560 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 2x 12MP |
| 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, AACâLC, Apple Lossless, HEâAAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HEâAAC v2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | December 2021 | September 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8450 | APL1W81 |
| Storage support | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 19 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 11200 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 10090 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
- Display
- LTPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8000 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 10090 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 WiFi
- Display
- LTPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X5 Pro
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo X80 Pro
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4700 mAh
Apple A12 Bionic
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