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Apple A12X Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

Apple A12X Bionic
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
25.3Inno Score
33.1CPU21.8
44.6GPU20.6
—Benchmarks22.4
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
3 spec wins — Apple A12X Bionic1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Apple A12X Bionic 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 A12X Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 33 vs 22
  • Stronger GPU score: 45 vs 21
  • 1093% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,209 vs 269
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

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

General

General comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Announced20182019
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver
Max clock2.49 GHz+8%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
GPUApple GPU (7-core)Qualcomm Adreno 616

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Modem—Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Max display2732x2048QHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
AnTuTu—275,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—480Bottom 20%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,600Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,209+1093%Top 19%269Bottom 19%

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