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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

WINNER
A
34.3Inno Score
VS
Q
31.4Inno Score
30.5CPU30.1
30.2GPU24.9
46.6Benchmarks42
20AI29
41.8Efficiency32.1
5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 31.4, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+10) and GPU (+5). Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 42
  • Stronger efficiency score: 42 vs 32
  • 81% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 800
  • 40% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 10 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • Stronger AI score: 29 vs 20
  • 40% higher AI performance: 7 TOPS vs 5 TOPS
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 14% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2.49 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20182019
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+40%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz2.84 GHz+14%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance5 TOPS7 TOPS+40%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max displayRetina XDR4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu 10720,000+20%Top 46%600,000Top 52%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+29%Top 42%850Top 63%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+4%Top 49%2,700Top 52%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+81%Top 66%800Top 87%

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