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Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Apple A16 Bionic
54.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
55.3Inno Score
56.6CPU47.5
43.8GPU46.8
—Benchmarks69
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based66.5
4 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A16 Bionic scores 54.9 against 55.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 edges ahead in GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A16 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 48
  • 28% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,566 vs 1,998
  • 24% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 6,673 vs 5,365
  • 22% lower TDP (typical): 7 W vs 9 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

  • Stronger GPU score: 47 vs 44
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 31% higher Max bandwidth: 67.2 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s
  • 18% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,662 vs 3,116

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Announced20222022
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+22%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock3.46 GHz+8%3.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Adreno 740
GPU clock—680 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
NPU16-core Neural EngineHexagon NPU
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X-8400
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s67.2 GB/s+31%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Snapdragon X70 5G
Max download—10 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—5.3

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
AnTuTu—1,751,352Top 31%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—562,123Top 27%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—425,391Top 37%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—310,153Top 27%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—453,685Top 27%
AnTuTu 12—1,861,008Top 29%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,566+28%Top 11%1,998Top 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,673+24%Top 15%5,365Top 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,116Top 19%3,662+18%Top 15%

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