Apple A16 Bionic vs Snapdragon 8 Elite
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Elite comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the Snapdragon 8 Elite side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the Snapdragon 8 Elite runs the Adreno 830. 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
1 advantage
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 8 MB
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9 advantages
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74% higher AnTuTu score
28.39 Lakhs vs 16.28 Lakhs
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46% faster Geekbench multi-core score
9,584 vs 6,562
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23% faster Geekbench single-core score
3,312 vs 2,686
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860 MHz higher CPU clock
4320 MHz vs 3460 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.6-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 4 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
3379.2 GFLOPS vs 1.789 TFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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2,100 MHz higher RAM speed
Up to 5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A16 Bionic and the Snapdragon 8 Elite compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | October 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 8 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | Adreno 830 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| NPU | Neural Engine | Hexagon NPU |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | Up to 5300 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 84.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 320 MP |
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| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 1080p at 480FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | 4K |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, aptX |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 | Snapdragon X80 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,28,011 | 28,39,439 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 6,00,617 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 12,00,212 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 6,37,845 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 4,00,765 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 3,312 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 9,584 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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