Apple A9 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

General
Performance (CPU)
Graphics (GPU)
Memory
Connectivity
Multimedia
AI
Gaming Performance

Apple A9

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Apple A9 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 - which chip or processor is better? should you buy mobile phones having Apple A9 or should go for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820? Here you will find detailed information about technical specs and benchmarks tests for each chipset.

General

Brand	Apple	Qualcomm
Platform	Smartphones	Smartphones
Release Date	Sep 2015	Nov 2015

Performance (CPU)

Cores	2	4
Architecture	64 bit	64 bit
Frequency (Clock Speed)	1850 MHz	2150 MHz
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
L1 Cache	128 KB	N/A
L2 Cache	3 MB	N/A
L3 Cache	4 MB	N/A

Graphics (GPU)

GPU Name	PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 530
Frequency (Clock Speed)	650 MHz	1866 MHz
Execution Units	6	2
Shading Units	192	256
Vulkan Version	1.1	1.1
OpenCL Version	1.2	2.0
DirectX Version	11	12

Memory

Frequency	1333 MHz	624 MHz
Bus	2x16 Bit	4x16 Bit
Max Memory Capacity	4 GB	8 GB

Connectivity

Modem	Qualcomm MDM9645M	Snapdragon X12 LTE
5G Support	No	No
4G Support	Yes	Yes
Download Speed	450 Mbps	600 Mbps
Upload Speed	150 Mbps	150 Mbps
Wi-Fi Version	4	5
Bluetooth Version	4.2	4.1
GPS	N/A	Yes

Multimedia

Neural Processor (NPU)	Apple M9	Hexagon 680
Storage	NVMe	eMMC 5.1,UFS 2.1
Max Screen Resolution	1920 X 1080	3840 x 2160
Max Camera Resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	28
Video Record	4K@30FPS	4K @ 30FPS
Video Playback	4K@30FPS	4K @ 60FPS
Video Codec Support	H.264, H.265	H.264, H.265
Audio Codec Support	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV