Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
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 4 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
September 2022
October 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5
6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
Cores
6
8
Technology
4 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3460 MHz
4000 MHz
Transistor count
16
-
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1398 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
-
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
-
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
16 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
-
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
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4000 MHz (3460 MHz vs 4000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2024 (September 2022 vs October 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A16 Bionic
2562
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
+13%
2902
Multi Core
Apple A16 Bionic
6685
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
+47%
9840
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+180%
1736
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
621
Multi Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+130%
4975
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2166
AnTuTu 10
Apple A16 Bionic
1406969
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
+125%
3164279
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
6
Ranks 6 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
