CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8 cores 3200 MHz 7 nanometers Adreno 650
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Apple A13 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A13 Bionic
6 cores 2660 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A13 Bionic GPU
Compared fields
43
Different values
39
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
Apple A13 Bionic
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | Apple 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 - Lightning4x 1.6 GHz - Thunder |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 3200 MHz | 2660 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 8.5 billion |
| TDP | 10 W | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | Apple A13 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 832 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | Not available |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | Not available |
| Maximum memory | 16 GB | 4 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | Apple A13 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 650 | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 600 | Not available |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | Not available |
| Execution units | 2 | 4 |
| Shaders | 512 | Not available |
| FLOPS | 1372 Gigaflops | 736 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 698 | Yes, Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | Apple A13 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | Not available |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | Apple A13 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 220 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | Apple A13 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | January 2021 | September 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8250-AC | Not available |
| Storage support | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 56 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Huawei MatePad Pro 11-inch WiFi
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8300 mAh
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7250 mAh
PDF manual
Oppo Pad WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8360 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G CPH2247
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G Detective Conan
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X3
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO Neo6 India
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4700 mAh
Apple A13 Bionic
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