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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

WINNER
A
34.3Inno Score
VS
Q
32.1Inno Score
30.5CPU23.1
30.2GPU—
46.6Benchmarks28.5
20AI—
41.8Efficiency54.9
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 32.1, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+18) and CPU (+7). Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 23
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 29
  • 106% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 350,000
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 47% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,800 vs 1,900

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

  • Stronger efficiency score: 55 vs 42
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Announced20182022
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+25%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 619

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Snapdragon X51 5G
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
AnTuTu 10720,000+106%Top 46%350,000Top 78%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+43%Top 42%770Top 65%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+47%Top 49%1,900Top 72%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Top 66%—

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