Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A14 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
September 2020
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W01
SM8650-AB
Architecture
2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm 4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
6
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3100 MHz
3300 MHz
Transistor count
11.8
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple A14 GPU
Adreno 750
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
770 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
0.6543 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
4
-
Shading units
64
-

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 18
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
64 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
8 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Hexagon
TDP
6 W
-

Advantages

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3100 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (September 2020 vs October 2023)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple A14 Bionic
2087
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+5% 2192
Multi Core
Apple A14 Bionic
4820
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+47% 7085

Geekbench 5

Single Core
Apple A14 Bionic
+63% 1477
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
908
Multi Core
Apple A14 Bionic
3874
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+4% 4048

AnTuTu 10

Apple A14 Bionic
1072101
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+79% 1914201

SiliconCat Rating

20
Ranks 20 among all SOC on our website
13
Ranks 13 among all SOC on our website
Apple A14 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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