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Apple A10 Fusion vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

Apple A10 Fusion
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
—Inno Score
29.1CPU20
23.8GPU—
20Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — Apple A10 Fusion2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Apple A10 Fusion and Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 lack the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A10 Fusion

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 20
  • 17% higher Max clock: 2.34 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

  • 25% lower process: 12 nm vs 16 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 429
Announced20162018
Process16 nm12 nm+25%
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 429
Cores44
Core configuration2x2.34 GHz Hurricane + 2x Zephyr4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.34 GHz+17%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 429
GPUPowerVR Series7XT Plus (6-core)Qualcomm Adreno 504

AI

AI comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 429
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 429
Memory typeLPDDR4LPDDR3-933

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 429
ModemQualcomm MDM9645M or Intel XMM 7360 LTE (external)Snapdragon X6 LTE
Max download—0.2 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 429
Max display2160x1620HD+
Video capture4K@30fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 429
3DMark Wild Life Extreme664Bottom 44%—

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