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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

Apple A12 Bionic
31.8Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
—Inno Score
32.4CPU20
29.9GPU—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 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 A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 20
  • 50% higher cores: 6 vs 4
  • 42% lower process: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • 25% higher Max clock: 2.49 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 429
Announced20182018
Process7 nm+42%12 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 429
Cores6+50%4
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.49 GHz+25%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 429
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 504

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 429
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 536
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 429
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 429
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Snapdragon X6 LTE
Max download—0.2 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 429
Max displayRetina XDRHD+
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 429
Geekbench 6 (single)1,325Top 35%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,850Bottom 48%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,408Top 35%—

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