Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Apple A9
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Apple A9. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 381423 | 106215 |
| GPU | 509135 | 80649 |
| Memory | 338352 | 59673 |
| UX | 252757 | 86227 |
| NanoReview Score | 1481667 | 332764 |
| Stability | n/a | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | 67 fps | 11 fps |
| File Compression | 228.2 MB/s | 43.4 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 163 pages/s | 16.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 195.5 MP/sec | 24.7 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 18 frames/s | 3.08 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 52.1 frames/s | 8.39 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 125.2 frames/s | 9.06 frames/s |
| HDR | 176.4 MP/sec | 28.7 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 5.98 MP/sec | 1.27 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4 - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520 |
2x 1.85 GHz – Twister |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 2 |
| Frequency | 3000 | 1850 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Transistor count | n/a | 2 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 7.5 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 735 | PowerVR GT7600 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue) |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution Units | 3 | 6 |
| Shader Units | 256 | 32 |
| Total shader | 768 | 192 |
| FLOPS | 1689.6 GFLOPS | 249.6 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon | Apple M9 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 1333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 67.2 Gbit/s | 14.9 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 3.1 - UFS 4.0 |
NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2160 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Camera | 1x200 pixels | 1x32 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G | Qualcomm MDM9635M |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 6 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 6500 MB/s | Up to 450 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | Up to 150 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
Other
| Announced | March, 2024 yr | September, 2015 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | SM8635 | APL1022 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.
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