Apple A16 Bionic vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A16 Bionic comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 runs the Adreno 810. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Apple A16 Bionic
6 advantages
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66% higher AnTuTu score
16.28 Lakhs vs 9.82 Lakhs
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126% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,562 vs 2,903
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152% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 1,066
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1,160 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 2300 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 8 MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1.789 TFLOPS vs 458.2 GFLOPS
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1 advantage
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.6-A
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A16 Bionic and the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | February 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | SM6650 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
1x 2.3GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.2GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 5 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | Adreno 810 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 895 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 458.2 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| NPU | Neural Engine | Hexagon NPU |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5, LPDDR4X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 200MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | Full HD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF | AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 | Snapdragon X62 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 2.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,28,011 | 9,81,995 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 3,84,338 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 1,62,050 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 1,85,277 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 2,50,330 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 1,066 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 2,903 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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