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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

WINNER
A
34.3Inno Score
VS
Q
30.6Inno Score
30.5CPU24.6
30.2GPU—
46.6Benchmarks31.2
20AI—
41.8Efficiency41.8
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 30.6, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+15) and CPU (+6). Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G 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 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 31
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 85% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 390,000
  • 57% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 700

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Announced20182020
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W6 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 + 1x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+4%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 765G
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 620

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 765G
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 696
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 765G
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Snapdragon X52 5G
Max download—3.7 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Max displayRetina XDRQHD+ @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 765G
AnTuTu 10720,000+85%Top 46%390,000Top 73%
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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