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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

A
34.3Inno Score
VS
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34.3Inno Score
30.5CPU31.4
30.2GPU27.3
46.6Benchmarks49.1
20AI—
41.8Efficiency32.1
3 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 34.3 against 34.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A12 Bionic edges ahead in efficiency and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger efficiency score: 42 vs 32
  • 75% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 830
  • 40% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 10 W
  • 26% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 870

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 19% higher Max clock: 2.96 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
  • 10% higher AnTuTu 10: 795,334 vs 720,000

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20182021
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+40%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz2.96 GHz+19%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max displayRetina XDR4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu 10720,000Top 46%795,334+10%Top 42%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+26%Top 42%870Top 62%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Top 49%2,900+4%Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+75%Top 66%830Top 83%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—294,736Top 75%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—118,830Top 78%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—160,316Top 69%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—221,452Top 80%

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