CPU A
Apple A14 Bionic
6 cores 3100 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8 cores 2960 MHz 7 nanometers Adreno 640
Compared fields
42
Different values
38
Quick factual highlights
Apple A14 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm | 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 3100 MHz | 2960 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.1-A |
| Process technology | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | 11.8 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | 10 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| L3 cache | Not available | 2 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | Not available | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | Not available | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 42.7 Gbit/s | 34.13 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 6 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU | Adreno 640 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | Not available | 675 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 2 |
| Shaders | Not available | 384 |
| FLOPS | Not available | 1037 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| DirectX | Not available | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Hexagon 690 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 20 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Not available | Up to 2000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Not available | Up to 316 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
General
| Specification | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2020 | April 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W01 | SM8150-AC |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | 6 | 2 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A14 Bionic
eSIM
Apple iPad 2022 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad 2022
- Display
- IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 mini
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Xiaomi Pad 5
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5160 mAh
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