Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A16 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
September 2022
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W10
SM8650-AB
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
6
8
Technology
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3460 MHz
3300 MHz
Transistor count
16
-
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
Adreno 750
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
770 MHz
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
5
-
Shading units
128
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
64 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
16 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
1x 200MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Hexagon
TDP
8 W
-
Advantages
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3460 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (September 2022 vs October 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+17%
2562
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Multi Core
Apple A16 Bionic
6685
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+6%
7085
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+91%
1736
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
908
Multi Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+23%
4975
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
4048
AnTuTu 10
Apple A16 Bionic
1406969
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+36%
1914201
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
15
Ranks 15 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
