Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
                                                    Below are the results of a comparison of
                            Apple A16 Bionic
                            and
                            Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
                            mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
                                            
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3460 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (September 2022 vs October 2023)
Basic
                                        Apple
                                    
                                    
                                        Label Name
                                    
                                    
                                        Qualcomm
                                    
                                
                                        September 2022
                                    
                                    
                                        Launch Date
                                    
                                    
                                        October 2023
                                    
                                
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                    
                                    
                                        Platform
                                    
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                    
                                
                                TSMC
                            
                            Manufacturing
                                                            
                                TSMC
                            
                        
                                APL1W10
                            
                            Model Name
                                                            
                                SM8650-AB
                            
                        
                                2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
                            
                            Architecture
                                                            
                                1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
                            
                        
                                6
                            
                            Cores
                                                            
                                8
                            
                        
                                4 nm
                            
                            Technology
                                                            
                                4 nm
                            
                        
                                3460 MHz
                            
                            Frequency
                                                            
                                3300 MHz
                            
                        
                                16
                            
                            Transistor count
                                                            
                                -
                            
                        GPU Specifications
                                Apple A16 GPU
                            
                            GPU name
                                                            
                                Adreno 750
                            
                        
                                1398 MHz
                            
                            GPU frequency
                                                            
                                770 MHz
                            
                        
                                1.7894 TFLOPS
                            
                            FLOPS
                                                            
                                -
                            
                        
                                128
                            
                            Shading units
                                                            
                                -
                            
                        
                                5
                            
                            Execution units
                                                            
                                -
                            
                        
                                -
                            
                            OpenCL version
                                                            
                                3.0 FP
                            
                        
                                2796 x 1290
                            
                            Max display resolution
                                                            
                                4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
                            
                        Connectivity
                                LTE Cat. 24
                            
                            4G support
                                                            
                                LTE Cat. 24
                            
                        
                                Yes
                            
                            5G support
                                                            
                                Yes
                            
                        
                                5.3
                            
                            Bluetooth
                                                            
                                5.4
                            
                        
                                6
                            
                            Wi-Fi
                                                            
                                7
                            
                        
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
                            
                            Navigation
                                                            
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
                            
                        Memory Specifications
                                LPDDR5
                            
                            Memory type
                                                            
                                LPDDR5X
                            
                        
                                3200 MHz
                            
                            Memory frequency
                                                            
                                4800 MHz
                            
                        
                                4x 16 Bit
                            
                            Memory Bus
                                                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                            
                        Miscellaneous
                                Neural Engine
                            
                            Neural processor (NPU)
                                                            
                                Hexagon
                            
                        
                                16 MB
                            
                            L2 Cache
                                                            
                                -
                            
                        
                                AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
                            
                            Audio codecs
                                                            
                                AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
                            
                        
                                1x 48MP
                            
                            Max camera resolution
                                                            
                                1x 200MP
                            
                        
                                NVMe
                            
                            Storage type
                                                            
                                UFS 4.0
                            
                        
                                4K at 60FPS
                            
                            Video capture
                                                            
                                8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
                            
                        
                                H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
                            
                            Video codecs
                                                            
                                H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
                            
                        
                                4K at 60FPS
                            
                            Video playback
                                                            
                                8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
                            
                        
                                8 W
                            
                            TDP
                                                            
                                -
                            
                        
                                ARMv9-A
                            
                            Instruction set
                                                            
                                ARMv9
                            
                        Benchmarks
                                            Geekbench 6 Single Core
                                        
                                        
                                                A16 Bionic
                                            
                                            
                                                2562
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                            +17%
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                                Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
                                            
                                            
                                                2192
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                            Geekbench 6 Multi Core
                                        
                                        
                                                A16 Bionic
                                            
                                            
                                                6685
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                                Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
                                            
                                            
                                                7085
                                                
                                                                                                            +6%
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                            Geekbench 5 Single Core
                                        
                                        
                                                A16 Bionic
                                            
                                            
                                                1736
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                            +91%
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                                Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
                                            
                                            
                                                908
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                            Geekbench 5 Multi Core
                                        
                                        
                                                A16 Bionic
                                            
                                            
                                                4975
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                            +23%
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                                Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
                                            
                                            
                                                4048
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                            AnTuTu 10
                                        
                                        
                                                A16 Bionic
                                            
                                            
                                                1421181
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                            
                                            
                                                Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
                                            
                                            
                                                1933536
                                                
                                                                                                            +36%
                                                                                                    
                                            
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