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Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

WINNER
Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
54.9Inno Score
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

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Announced20222024
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)7 W7 W
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.46 GHz+15%3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Adreno 735

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
NPU16-core Neural EngineHexagon NPU
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X-8400
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s67.2 GB/s+31%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Snapdragon X70 5G
Max download—5 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,300,0001,709,606Top 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 Extreme3,100Top 40%3,300+6%Top 39%

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