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Apple A12X Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Apple A12X Bionic
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
24.8Inno Score
33.1CPU22.6
44.6GPU21.5
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based34.5
4 spec wins — Apple A12X Bionic0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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 23
  • Stronger GPU score: 45 vs 22
  • 740% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,209 vs 382
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

General

General comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20182017
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2.49 GHz+2%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUApple GPU (7-core)Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 682
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Modem—Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display2732x20484K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Geekbench 6 (single)—420Bottom 15%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,600Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,209+740%Top 19%382Bottom 33%

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