Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
30.5CPU100
30.2GPU—
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
- Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 31
- 101% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
- 71% lower process: 2 nm vs 7 nm
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | 2 nm+71% |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.3 | 64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest | 2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance |
| Max clock | 2.49 GHz | 5 GHz+101% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | Adreno GPU |
AI
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (8-core) | Hexagon NPU |
| AI performance | 5 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300 |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Intel XMM 7560 LTE (external) | Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF |
| Max download | — | 14.8 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 8 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Retina XDR | 4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 720,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,100Top 46% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,800Bottom 48% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,450Bottom 37% | — |
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