Snapdragon 765G vs A12 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (Adreno 620) with the older 6-core Apple A12 Bionic (Apple A12 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
- Has 2 more cores
Pros of Apple A12 Bionic
- Supports 101% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 17 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~50%)
- Shows significantly better (up to 50%) AnTuTu 11 score β 895K vs 597K
- Performs 20% better in floating-point computations
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 225992 | 309104 |
| GPU | 68730 | 144993 |
| Memory | 118245 | 139578 |
| UX | 185007 | 301952 |
| Total score | 597974 | 895627 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 87.8 MB/sec | 116.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 46.3 pages/sec | 59.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 61.6 Mpixels/sec | 71.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 34.9 images/sec | 23.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 55.6 Mpixels/sec | 98.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 5.41 images/sec | 11.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 15.9 images/sec | 36.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.58 Mpixels/sec | 3.49 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 6 tests | 5 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 1.85 images/sec | 16.1 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.88 images/sec | 19.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.09 Gpixels/sec | 0.39 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.73 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.12 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 3.33 Gpixels/sec | 24.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 206.3 FPS | 608.2 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Metal |
| Samples | 4 tests | Less than 3 |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 446 | 1482 |
| Stability | 99% | 65% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 8 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6739 | - |
| Video editing score | 5699 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 7976 | - |
| Photo editing score | 19870 | - |
| Writing score | 11348 | - |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 57 FPS [High] |
- |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 38 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Fortnite | 29 FPS [Medium] |
- |
| Shadowgun Legends | 67 FPS [Low] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 55 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Device | Xiaomi Redmi K30 5G 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-07 (Gruk) | AnTuTu 11 | 641913 |
| π 2026-05-06 (Gruk) | AnTuTu 11 | 641913 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Guitar91) | AnTuTu 11 | 622520 |
| π 2025-11-29 (mxrcovx13) | AnTuTu 11 | 571064 |
| π 2025-11-22 (Artreg) | AnTuTu 11 | 566323 |
Apple A12 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-16 -> op1 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1344 / 4757 |
| π 2026-07-31 (ΠΠΈΠΌΠ°) | AnTuTu 11 | 644981 |
| π 2026-06-27 -> USAball386 | Geekbench 6 GPU | 7868 |
| π 2026-06-27 -> USAball386 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1306 / 2770 |
| π 2026-05-12 -> Giahuy | AnTuTu 11 | 756483 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 765G and A12 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.4 GHz β Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76) 1x 2.2 GHz β Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.49 GHz β Vortex 4x 1.6 GHz β Tempest |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L1 cache | - | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 6.9 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 620 | Apple A12 GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 192 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 384 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 480 Gigaflops | 576 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 696 | Neural Engine |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 3.0 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3200 x 1800 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 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 - AACβLC - AAX ΠΈ AAX+ - Apple Lossless - HEβAAC - HEβAAC v2 - Linear PCM - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | X52 | Intel XMM 7560 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1600 Mbps | Up to 350 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | December 2019 | September 2018 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM7250-AB | APL1W81 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G official site | - |
| Successor | - | - Apple A19 Pro |
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