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Apple A16 Bionic vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic

Apple

Flagship
VS
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Qualcomm

Flagship

Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes out ahead.

Apple A16 Bionic 4 wins
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 5 wins

I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the Snapdragon 8s 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 8s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 825. 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

Apple A16 Bionic

4 advantages

  • 1% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    6,562 vs 6,511

  • 30% faster Geekbench single-core score

    2,686 vs 2,073

  • 260 MHz higher CPU clock

    3460 MHz vs 3200 MHz

  • Larger L3 cache

    24 MB vs 8 MB

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

5 advantages

  • 42% higher AnTuTu score

    23.14 Lakhs vs 16.28 Lakhs

  • Newer CPU architecture

    ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.6-A

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    2355 GFLOPS vs 1.789 TFLOPS

  • Newer memory type

    LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5

  • 1,600 MHz higher RAM speed

    4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Apple A16 Bionic 16,28,011
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +42% faster 23,14,089

Geekbench Single-Core

Apple A16 Bionic +30% faster 2,686
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 2,073

Geekbench Multi-Core

Apple A16 Bionic +1% faster 6,562
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 6,511

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Apple A16 Bionic and the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.

Apple A16 Bionic
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Overview
Launch Date September 2022 Apirl 2025
Chipset Class Flagship Flagship
Manufacturer Apple Qualcomm
Model Number APL1W10 SM8735
CPU
Total Cores 6 8
Core Configuration 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores
4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores		 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4
3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720
2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720
2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv8.6-A ARMv9.2-A
Process Node 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
L2 Cache 16 MB 6 MB
L3 Cache 24 MB 8 MB
TDP 8 W -
GPU
GPU Name Apple A16 GPU Adreno 825
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 1150 MHz
Shading Units 128 512
FLOPS 1.789 TFLOPS 2355 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 Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency 3200 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory Bus 4x 16-bit 4x16-bit
Max Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Max RAM Size 6 GB 24 GB
Storage Type NVMe UFS 4.1
Camera & Display
Camera Support 48 MP 320 MP
Video Capture 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60 FPS
Max Display Resolution 2796 x 1290 WQHD+
Video Playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60 FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Connectivity
Modem Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 Snapdragon X75 5G
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 7.5 Gbps 4.2 Gbps
Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6E 7
Bluetooth 5.3 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS
Links
Official page - Visit

Benchmark results

Apple A16 Bionic
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
AnTuTu v11
Total 16,28,011 23,14,089
CPU 5,40,612 6,98,018
GPU 3,34,126 7,98,999
Memory 2,11,032 3,16,914
UX 5,42,241 5,00,158
Geekbench
Single-Core 2,686 2,073
Multi-Core 6,562 6,511

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Apple A16 Bionic Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
CPU Score
70
75
GPU Score
80
84
Memory Score
76
96
Total Score
75
85

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