Snapdragon 888 vs A12 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (Adreno 660) 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 888
- Performs 2.2x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Has 2 more cores
- Shows better (up to 27%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1135K vs 895K
- 14% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2490 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Apple A12 Bionic
- Higher GPU frequency (~34%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 406119 | 309104 |
| GPU | 233383 | 144993 |
| Memory | 188085 | 139578 |
| UX | 308291 | 301952 |
| Total score | 1135878 | 895627 |
| Samples | [127 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 | 156.9 MB/sec | 116.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 86.4 pages/sec | 59.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 104.6 Mpixels/sec | 71.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 72.9 images/sec | 23.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 104.7 Mpixels/sec | 98.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.1 images/sec | 11.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 26.5 images/sec | 36.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.04 Mpixels/sec | 3.49 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 49 tests | 5 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.75 images/sec | 16.1 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.37 images/sec | 19.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.28 Gpixels/sec | 0.39 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.73 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.12 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 13.1 Gpixels/sec | 24.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 851.2 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 Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 505 | - |
| Stability | 77% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1508 | 1482 |
| Stability | 91% | 65% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 8 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12232 | - |
| Video editing score | 7638 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 10494 | - |
| Photo editing score | 29866 | - |
| Writing score | 15219 | - |
| Phones tested | 11 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 83 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 112 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Asus Zenfone 8 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 888
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Zha) | AnTuTu 12 | 976692 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| π 2026-09-02 -> Notezit | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1412 / 3348 |
| π 2026-08-18 (Soul) | AnTuTu 11 | 1210861 |
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 888 and A12 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz β Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.49 GHz β Vortex 4x 1.6 GHz β Tempest |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | 6.9 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Apple A12 GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 4 |
| Shading units | 256 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 Gigaflops | 576 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Neural Engine |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K 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 | X60 | Intel XMM 7560 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 350 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | September 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8350 | APL1W81 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - Apple A19 Pro |
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