Apple A12X Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Apple A12X Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Apple A12X Bionic
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Apple A series
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Apple A12/A12X/A12Z
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  1 12
• Predecessor
  -- Apple A10X Fusion

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c vs Apple A12X Bionic by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Apple A12X Bionic along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 675 Apple A12X
• GPU frequency
  0.25 GHz 1.59 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.59 GHz 2.49 GHz
• Execution units
  7 7
• Shader
  672 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 6 GB
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Generation
  5 9
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2018 Q3/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Apple A12X Bionic. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Apple A12X Bionic you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 2
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c or Apple A12X Bionic? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Apple A12X Bionic CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB 8.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  3.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Kryo 490 A12
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2019 Q3/2018