Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s 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 8s 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
March 2024
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 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
6
8
Technology
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3460 MHz
3000 MHz
Transistor count
16
-
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
Adreno 735
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
3.7308 TFLOPS
Execution units
5
2
Shading units
128
786
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.3
DirectX version
-
12.1
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
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
67 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 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Hexagon
TDP
8 W
6 W
Advantages
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3460 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 67 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 67 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: March 2024 (September 2022 vs March 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+56%
2562
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Multi Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+68%
6685
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991
AnTuTu 10
Apple A16 Bionic
1406969
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
+33%
1865243
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
34
Ranks 34 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
