Snapdragon 778G vs A14 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (Adreno 642L) with the older 6-core Apple A14 Bionic (Apple 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
- Has 2 more cores
- Announced 8-months later
Pros of Apple A14 Bionic
- Supports 67% higher memory bandwidth (42.7 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 37%) AnTuTu 9 score – 720K vs 524K
- 29% higher CPU clock speed (3100 vs 2400 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 139509 | 202575 |
| GPU | 164092 | 273954 |
| Memory | 98919 | 115865 |
| UX | 125614 | 129781 |
| Total score | 524122 | 720304 |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 175.3 Mpixels/s | 171.5 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 25 images/s | 33.6 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 41 words/s | 94.8 words/s |
| Machine learning | 36.7 images/s | 93.1 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 34.6 images/s | 38.7 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 3.03 Mnodes/s | 4.5 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 988.8 Krows/s | 1060 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Score | 2463 | 7612 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 59 FPS [High] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 42 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Low] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 49 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 94 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 53 FPS [High] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Oppo Realme GT Master Edition 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 778G and A14 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) 3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm 4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 11.8 billion |
| TDP | 5 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 642L | Apple GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | - |
| GPU frequency | 490 MHz | - |
| Execution units | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 384 | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12 | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | - |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | - |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gbit/s | 42.7 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 770 | Neural Engine |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP | - |
| 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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Modem | X53 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 210 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | May 2021 | September 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM7325 | APL1W01 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site | - |
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