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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

WINNER
Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
Q
21.3Inno Score
30.5CPU23.1
30.2GPU20
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
6 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 21.3, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+10) and CPU (+7). Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 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 GPU score: 30 vs 20
  • 921% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 142
  • 129% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 14.9 GB/s
  • 71% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,800 vs 1,640

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Announced20182020
Process7 nm+36%11 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Max clock2.49 GHz+13%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 612

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4/LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+129%14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE
Max download—0.6 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
AnTuTu720,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+54%Top 43%716Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+71%Bottom 50%1,640Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+921%Bottom 46%142Bottom 6%

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