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Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

WINNER
Apple A16 Bionic
54.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
53.7Inno Score
56.6CPU44.8
43.8GPU42.1
—Benchmarks68.4
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based71.4
4 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A16 Bionic scores 54.9 against 53.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A16 Bionic edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A16 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 45
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 6,673 vs 4,879
  • 33% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,566 vs 1,930
  • 15% higher Max clock: 3.46 GHz vs 3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • 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
AnTuTu—1,709,606Top 32%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—518,231Top 34%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—478,204Top 34%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—310,205Top 26%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—402,966Top 35%
AnTuTu 12—1,881,742Top 28%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,566+33%Top 11%1,930Top 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,673+37%Top 15%4,879Top 22%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,116+7%Top 19%2,907Top 20%

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