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Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

WINNER
Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
Q
49Inno Score
56.8CPU32.8
43.7GPU—
61.5Benchmarks54.6
52.7AI—
71.4Efficiency73.8
5 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A16 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 56.2 to 49, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+24) and benchmarks (+7). Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A16 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 33
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 62 vs 55
  • 130% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,620 vs 1,140
  • 107% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 6,570 vs 3,180
  • 100% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 14% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 7 W

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Announced20222025
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)7 W6 W+14%
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.46 GHz+28%2.7 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+100%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Snapdragon X62 5G
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
AnTuTu 101,300,000+31%Top 23%988,864Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620+130%Top 11%1,140Top 41%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570+107%Top 15%3,180Top 41%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100Top 36%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—363,588Top 58%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—197,742Top 52%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—159,376Top 72%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—268,158Top 60%

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