Apple A16 Bionic vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A16 Bionic comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 runs the Adreno 725. 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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25% higher AnTuTu score
16.28 Lakhs vs 13.01 Lakhs
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124% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,562 vs 2,933
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142% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 1,109
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550 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 2910 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 8 MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1.789 TFLOPS vs 1187 GFLOPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
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 Plus Gen 2 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | March 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | SM7475-AB |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex X2 3x 2.49 GHz - Cortex A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 2910 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | Adreno 725 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 1187 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 1.1, 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 60FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | QHD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP8, 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, NAVIC |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,28,011 | 13,01,013 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 5,23,400 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 1,66,577 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 2,34,879 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 3,76,157 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 1,109 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 2,933 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Apple A16 Bionic | Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 |
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