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Apple A12X Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Apple A12X Bionic
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
26.3Inno Score
33.1CPU26.6
44.6GPU22.5
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Apple A12X Bionic1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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 27
  • Stronger GPU score: 45 vs 23
  • 534% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,209 vs 506
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

  • 12% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.49 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Announced20182018
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Max clock2.49 GHz2.8 GHz+12%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPUApple GPU (7-core)Qualcomm Adreno 630

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Modem—Snapdragon X20 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max display2732x20484K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Geekbench 6 (single)—590Bottom 21%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,200Bottom 37%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,209+534%Top 19%506Bottom 39%

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