Snapdragon 855 vs A12 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (Adreno 640) 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 855
- Performs 56% better in floating-point computations
- Has 2 more cores
- 14% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2490 MHz)
Pros of Apple A12 Bionic
- Higher GPU frequency (~92%)
- Shows better (up to 9%) AnTuTu 11 score β 895K vs 824K
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 314517 | 309104 |
| GPU | 125449 | 144993 |
| Memory | 150134 | 139578 |
| UX | 234413 | 301952 |
| Total score | 824513 | 895627 |
| Samples | [39 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 | 126.8 MB/sec | 116.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 74.2 pages/sec | 59.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 88 Mpixels/sec | 71.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 57.7 images/sec | 23.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 89.3 Mpixels/sec | 98.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.07 images/sec | 11.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 20.2 images/sec | 36.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.06 Mpixels/sec | 3.49 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 29 tests | 5 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 4.31 images/sec | 16.1 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.84 images/sec | 19.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.39 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.73 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.12 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 8.72 Gpixels/sec | 24.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 444 FPS | 608.2 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Metal |
| Samples | 19 tests | Less than 3 |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 876 | 1482 |
| Stability | 86% | 65% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 8 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8813 | - |
| Video editing score | 5956 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 8239 | - |
| Photo editing score | 22485 | - |
| Writing score | 13084 | - |
| Phones tested | 8 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 11 | 847934 |
| π 2026-09-06 (pakasraka) | AnTuTu 11 | 763477 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3882 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1000 / 3025 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | AnTuTu 11 | 884066 |
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 855 and A12 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
2x 2.49 GHz β Vortex 4x 1.6 GHz β Tempest |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | 6.9 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Apple A12 GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 4 |
| Shading units | 256 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 898.5 Gigaflops | 576 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Neural Engine |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 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 | X24 LTE, X50 5G | Intel XMM 7560 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 Mbps | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1240 Mbps | Up to 350 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | December 2018 | September 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8150 | APL1W81 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - Apple A19 Pro |
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