Apple A8X
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A8X and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (20 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2700 MHz (1.5 GHz vs 2700 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: August 2025 (October 2014 vs August 2025)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2014
Launch Date
August 2025
Tablet
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
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Manufacturing
TSMC
A8X
Model Name
SM7635-AC
Arm 64
Architecture
1x 2.7 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720), 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720), 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
3
Cores
8
20 nm
Technology
4 nm
1.5 GHz
Frequency
2700 MHz

GPU Specifications

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GPU name
Adreno 810
450 MHz
GPU frequency
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0.115 TFLOPS
FLOPS
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Shading units
128
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OpenCL version
3.0
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Vulkan version
1.3
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Max display resolution
2900 x 1300
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DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

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Download speed
Up to 2900 Mbps
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4G support
LTE Cat. 18
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5G support
Yes
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Bluetooth
5.4
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Wi-Fi
6
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Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

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Memory type
LPDDR5
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Memory frequency
3200 MHz
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Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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Audio codecs
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
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Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
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Storage type
UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
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Video capture
4K at 30FPS
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Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
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Video playback
4K at 30FPS
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Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
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Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A8X
436
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
1190 +173%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A8X
916
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
3248 +255%