Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Apple A16 Bionic
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple A16 Bionic mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Apple
Launch Date
November 2022
September 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8550-AB
APL1W10
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
Cores
8
6
Technology
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3460 MHz
Transistor count
-
16
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 740
Apple A16 GPU
GPU frequency
680 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2796 x 1290
FLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
5
Shading units
1280
128
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Wi-Fi
7
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
16 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
1x 48MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Neural Engine
TDP
6.3 W
8 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (64 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2022 (November 2022 vs September 2022)
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3460 MHz)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
Apple A16 Bionic
+29%
2562
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
Apple A16 Bionic
+25%
6685
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
528
Apple A16 Bionic
+229%
1736
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1761
Apple A16 Bionic
+183%
4975
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+9%
1535202
Apple A16 Bionic
1406969
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+91%
3377
Apple A16 Bionic
1770
SiliconCat Rating
18
Ranks 18 among all SOC on our website
10
Ranks 10 among all SOC on our website
Apple A16 Bionic
