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Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
73.8Inno Score
56.8CPU67.9
43.7GPU—
61.5Benchmarks80.1
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based77.2
1 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 73.8 to 56.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+19) and CPU (+11). 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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 57
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 62
  • 50% higher Max bandwidth: 77 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s
  • 40% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,200 vs 6,570
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Announced20222025
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
TDP (typical)7 W+22%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv9 (Oryon)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz2x3.8 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock3.46 GHz3.8 GHz+10%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 840 (binned)

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s77 GB/s+50%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Snapdragon X80 5G
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max display—WQHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,300,0002,724,754Top 21%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—866,588Top 13%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—853,716Top 21%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—368,524Top 13%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—635,926Top 13%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620Top 13%3,000+15%Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570Top 17%9,200+40%Top 7%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100Top 38%—

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