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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
30.5CPU24.3
30.2GPU—
46.6Benchmarks36
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based54.9
3 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 34.3 against 34.9 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 685. 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 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 36
  • 134% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 470
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 87% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,800 vs 1,500

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
  • 12% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.49 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20182023
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.49 GHz2.8 GHz+12%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 686
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared720,000471,425Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—185,372Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—29,548Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,755Bottom 6%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—127,750Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+134%Top 45%470Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+87%Bottom 49%1,500Bottom 17%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Bottom 33%—

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