Apple A16 Bionic vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A16 Bionic comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the Snapdragon 8 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 8 Gen 1 runs the Adreno 730. 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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23% higher AnTuTu score
16.28 Lakhs vs 13.20 Lakhs
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59% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,562 vs 4,134
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58% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 1,704
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460 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 3000 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 6 MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1.789 TFLOPS vs 1675 GFLOPS
Snapdragon 8 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 8 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 | December 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | SM8450 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 6 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 5.3 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | Adreno 730 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 818 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 1675 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, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 200 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 30 FPS, 4K at 120 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | 4K |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30 FPS, 4K at 120 FPS |
| 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 X65 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 3.67 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6 |
| 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 | 13,20,406 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 5,01,429 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 2,09,242 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 2,36,547 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 3,73,188 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 1,704 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 4,134 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Apple A16 Bionic | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
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