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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Apple A12 Bionic
31.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
32.1Inno Score
32.4CPU23.1
29.9GPU—
—Benchmarks28.5
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based54.9
4 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 31.8 against 32.1 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 23
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 72% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,325 vs 770
  • 50% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,850 vs 1,900
  • 25% higher Max clock: 2.49 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

  • 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—350,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,325+72%Top 35%770Bottom 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,850+50%Bottom 48%1,900Bottom 23%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,408Top 44%—

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