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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

WINNER
A
34.3Inno Score
VS
Q
30.5Inno Score
30.5CPU23.5
30.2GPU—
46.6Benchmarks30.5
20AI—
41.8Efficiency44.2
6 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 30.5, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+16) and CPU (+7). Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 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 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 31
  • 129% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 14.9 GB/s
  • 89% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 380,000
  • 57% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 700

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
Announced20182019
Process7 nm+12%8 nm
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+13%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 618

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 688
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+129%14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
AnTuTu 10720,000+89%Top 46%380,000Top 77%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+57%Top 42%700Top 73%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+51%Top 49%1,850Top 76%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Top 66%—

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