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Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1680

Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1680
50.2Inno Score
30.5CPU38.7
30.2GPU40.8
46.6Benchmarks62.7
20AIspec-based56.5
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
0 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic9 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1680

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 1680 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 50.2 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+16) and GPU (+11). Apple A12 Bionic 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

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1680

  • Stronger CPU score: 39 vs 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 41 vs 30
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 63 vs 47
  • 292% higher AI performance: 20 TOPS vs 5 TOPS
  • 89% higher AnTuTu: 1,363,464 vs 720,000

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Announced20182026
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.49 GHz2.9 GHz+16%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Samsung Xclipse 550
GPU clock—1,200 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Samsung NPU
AI performance5 TOPS20 TOPS+292%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download—5.1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.06.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
AnTuTu720,0001,363,464+89%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 46%1,376+25%Top 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Bottom 48%4,411+58%Top 31%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Bottom 37%1,742+20%Bottom 45%

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