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Apple A8 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A8
100 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
8C / 8T · 1.95 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A8
68 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
100 %
8C / 8T · 1.95 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A8
100 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
8C / 8T · 1.95 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A8
59 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
100 %
8C / 8T · 1.95 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A8
89 %
Apple A8
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
100 %
Qualcomm Adreno 510
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple A series (27) | Qualcomm Snapdragon (105) |
| CPU group | Apple A8/A8X (2) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (3) |
| Architecture | A8 | Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 |
| Technology | 20 nm | 28 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Apple A7 | |
| Successor | Apple A9 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Typhoon 1.50 GHz |
4x Cortex-A72 1.95 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Cortex-A53 1.44 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 1.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple A8 | Qualcomm Adreno 510 |
| GPU frequency | 0.53 GHz | 0.60 - 0.60 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 16 / 128 | / 128 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 0 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB | |
| Technology | 20 nm | 14 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q4/2015 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine | |
| AI specifications | Hexagon | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR3-1600 (12.8 GB/s) | LPDDR3-1866 (14.9 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 5 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | iOS | Android |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q4/2016 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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