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Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

WINNER
Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
Q
26.7Inno Score
56.8CPU22.6
43.7GPU—
61.5Benchmarks27
52.7AI—
71.4Efficiency34.5
8 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A16 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 56.2 to 26.7, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+37) and benchmarks (+35). Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 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 23
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 62 vs 27
  • Stronger efficiency score: 71 vs 35
  • 524% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,620 vs 420
  • 311% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 6,570 vs 1,600

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20222017
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+22%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock3.46 GHz+41%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 682
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+71%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu 101,300,000+294%Top 23%330,000Top 80%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620+524%Top 11%420Top 84%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570+311%Top 15%1,600Top 80%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100Top 36%—

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