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Apple A12Z Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

Apple A12Z Bionic
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
28.3Inno Score
33.1CPU24.4
47.4GPU20.9
—Benchmarks31.5
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
3 spec wins — Apple A12Z Bionic0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Apple A12Z 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 A12Z Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 33 vs 24
  • Stronger GPU score: 47 vs 21
  • 1026% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,558 vs 316
  • 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

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

General

General comparison: Apple A12Z Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A12Z BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Announced20202020
Process7 nm+12%8 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12Z Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A12Z BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+8%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12Z Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A12Z BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
GPUApple GPU (8-core)Qualcomm Adreno 618

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12Z Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A12Z BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 692
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12Z Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A12Z BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12Z Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A12Z BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Modem—Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12Z Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A12Z BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Max display2732x2048FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12Z Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A12Z BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
AnTuTu—395,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—730Bottom 28%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,900Bottom 26%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,558+1026%Top 16%316Bottom 23%

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