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Apple A12X Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Apple A12X Bionic
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
29.4Inno Score
33.1CPU31.5
44.6GPU25.4
20AIspec-based29
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
1 spec wins — Apple A12X Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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 GPU score: 45 vs 25
  • 270% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,209 vs 867

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • 40% higher AI performance: 7 TOPS vs 5 TOPS
  • 14% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2.49 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20182019
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz2.84 GHz+14%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUApple GPU (7-core)Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance5 TOPS7 TOPS+40%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Modem—Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max display2732x20484K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12X Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A12X BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,008Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,757Bottom 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,209+270%Top 19%867Top 50%

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