Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
56.8CPU100
43.7GPU—
61.5Benchmarks—
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 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 A16 Bionic
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
- Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 57
- 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm
- 45% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2026 |
| Process | 4 nm | 2 nm+50% |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.6 | 64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz | 2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance |
| Max clock | 3.46 GHz | 5 GHz+45% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core) | Adreno GPU |
AI
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | Hexagon NPU |
| AI performance | 17 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300 |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X65) | Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF |
| Max download | — | 14.8 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 8 |
| Bluetooth | — | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,300,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,620Top 13% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 6,570Top 17% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3,100Top 38% | — |
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