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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
34.9Inno Score
30.5CPU25.8
30.2GPU21.1
46.6Benchmarks34.9
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based76.2
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 34.3 against 34.9 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2. 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: 31 vs 26
  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 21
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 35
  • 326% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 340
  • 59% higher AnTuTu: 720,000 vs 452,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Announced20182023
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+13%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 613

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Snapdragon X61 5G
Max download—2.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
AnTuTu720,000+59%452,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+19%Top 45%924Bottom 42%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+37%Bottom 49%2,051Bottom 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+326%Bottom 33%340Bottom 2%

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