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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
36Inno Score
30.5CPU29.6
30.2GPU24.4
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
3 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 36 to 34.3. Apple A12 Bionic 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 GPU score: 30 vs 24
  • 95% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 744

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Announced20182025
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+4%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X/LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
AnTuTu720,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+8%Top 46%1,014Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Bottom 48%2,930+5%Top 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+95%Bottom 37%744Bottom 13%

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