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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

A
34.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Q
35.7Inno Score
30.5CPU26.3
30.2GPU—
46.6Benchmarks35.3
20AI—
41.8Efficiency54.9
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 34.3 against 35.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 edges ahead in efficiency, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 35
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 57% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 460,000
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,800 vs 2,050

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

  • Stronger efficiency score: 55 vs 42
  • 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 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Announced20182024
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+8%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 619

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 686
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
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 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
AnTuTu 10720,000+57%Top 46%460,000Top 65%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+20%Top 42%920Top 58%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+37%Top 49%2,050Top 64%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Top 66%—

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