NVIDIA Tegra X1 vs AMD A4-1250

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NVIDIA Tegra X1 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-1250
NVIDIA Tegra X1 AMD A4-1250

CPU comparison

NVIDIA Tegra X1 or AMD A4-1250 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The NVIDIA Tegra X1 was released in Q1/2017.

The AMD A4-1250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-1250 was released in Q2/2013.
NVIDIA Tegra (2) Family AMD A (112)
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) CPU group AMD A4-1000 (3)
2 Generation 7
Cortex-A57/-A53 Architecture Temash (Jaguar)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the NVIDIA Tegra X1 is 2.00 GHz while the AMD A4-1250 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-1250 is at 1.00 GHz.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic AMD A4-1250
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
A-Core 1.00 GHz
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic AMD A4-1250
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 or AMD A4-1250 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) GPU AMD Radeon HD 8210
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
1 GPU Generation 5
20 nm Technology 28 nm
1 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 2
256 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) GPU AMD Radeon HD 8210
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD A4-1250 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic AMD A4-1250
LPDDR4-3200 Memory DDR3L-1333
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the NVIDIA Tegra X1 is 7 W, while the AMD A4-1250 has a TDP of 8 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic AMD A4-1250
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 8 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
5 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 is manufactured in 20 nm and has 2.50 MB cache. The AMD A4-1250 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic AMD A4-1250
20 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FT3
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems
Q1/2017 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 1.00 GHz
512 (100%)
AMD A4-1250 AMD A4-1250
AMD Radeon HD 8210 @ 0.30 GHz
77 (15%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
308 (100%)
AMD A4-1250 AMD A4-1250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
798 (100%)
AMD A4-1250 AMD A4-1250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-1250 AMD A4-1250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
561 (100%)

Devices using this processor

NVIDIA Tegra X1 AMD A4-1250
NVIDIA Shield (1. Gen)
Nintendo Switch
Unknown

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