Apple A16 Bionic vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A16 Bionic comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 runs the Adreno 662. 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
5 advantages
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102% higher AnTuTu score
16.28 Lakhs vs 8.05 Lakhs
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127% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,562 vs 2,889
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150% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 1,074
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1,060 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 2400 MHz
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1.789 TFLOPS vs 680 GFLOPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
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 7 Gen 1 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | May 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | SM7450-AB |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
1x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | - |
| TDP | 8 W | 5 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | Adreno 662 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 600 - 950 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 384 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 680 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 |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x16-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 | 200 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | QHD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| 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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 | Snapdragon X62 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 4.4 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,28,011 | 8,04,954 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 3,31,865 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 1,00,782 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 1,32,716 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 2,39,591 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 1,074 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 2,889 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Apple A16 Bionic | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
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