Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
56.8CPU54.2
43.7GPU57.9
61.5Benchmarks76
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based66.5
3 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
InnoReviews verdict
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 62.1 to 56.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+15) and GPU (+14). Apple A16 Bionic 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
- 22% lower TDP (typical): 7 W vs 9 W
- 16% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,620 vs 2,250
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Stronger GPU score: 58 vs 44
- Stronger benchmarks score: 76 vs 62
- 55% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,800 vs 3,100
- 50% higher Max bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2023 |
| Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W+22% | 9 W |
| Architecture | Armv8.6 | Armv9.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz | 1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.15 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.96 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A520 |
| Max clock | 3.46 GHz+5% | 3.3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core) | Adreno 750 |
| GPU clock | — | 903 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | Hexagon NPU |
| AI performance | 17 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s+50% |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X65) | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| Max download | — | 10 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 1,300,000 | 2,312,709Top 29% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 643,922Top 29% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 790,016Top 29% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 341,129Top 26% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 537,642Top 24% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,620+16%Top 13% | 2,250Top 16% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 6,570Top 17% | 7,100+8%Top 16% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3,100Top 38% | 4,800+55%Top 14% |
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