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Apple A10 Fusion vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Apple A10 Fusion
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.7Inno Score
29.1CPU20.8
23.8GPU20.7
20Efficiencyspec-based29.7
2 spec wins — Apple A10 Fusion1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Apple A10 Fusion lacks 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 21
  • Stronger GPU score: 24 vs 21
  • 137% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 664 vs 280

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

  • 12% lower process: 14 nm vs 16 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20162016
Process16 nm14 nm+12%
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores44
Core configuration2x2.34 GHz Hurricane + 2x Zephyr2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.34 GHz+9%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUPowerVR Series7XT Plus (6-core)Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR4LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemQualcomm MDM9645M or Intel XMM 7360 LTE (external)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.24.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max display2160x16204K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Geekbench 6 (single)—340Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—880Bottom 5%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme664+137%Bottom 44%280Bottom 20%

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