Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
56.8CPU45.7
43.7GPU45.3
61.5Benchmarks68.4
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based71.4
3 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A16 Bionic scores 56.2 against 54.9 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A16 Bionic edges ahead in CPU, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A16 Bionic
- Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 46
- 34% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,620 vs 1,950
- 26% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 6,570 vs 5,200
- 15% higher Max clock: 3.46 GHz vs 3 GHz
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Stronger benchmarks score: 68 vs 62
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
- 31% higher Max bandwidth: 67.2 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s
General
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2024 |
| Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | 7 W |
| Architecture | Armv8.6 | Armv9.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz | 1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520 |
| Max clock | 3.46 GHz+15% | 3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core) | Adreno 735 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | Hexagon NPU |
| AI performance | 17 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5X-8400 |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 67.2 GB/s+31% |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X65) | Snapdragon X70 5G |
| Max download | — | 5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 1,300,000 | 1,709,606Top 39% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 518,231Top 39% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 478,204Top 39% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 310,205Top 37% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 402,966Top 39% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,620+34%Top 13% | 1,950Top 23% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 6,570+26%Top 17% | 5,200Top 25% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3,100Top 40% | 3,300+6%Top 39% |
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