Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Apple A16 Bionic

Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus 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
July 2020
September 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AB
APL1W10
Architecture
1x 3.1 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
Cores
8
6
Technology
7 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3100 MHz
3460 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
16
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 650
Apple A16 GPU
GPU frequency
670 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2796 x 1290
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
5
Shading units
512
128
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 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, 2x 25MP
1x 48MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
8K at 30FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Neural Engine
TDP
5 W
8 W

Advantages

Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3100 MHz vs 3460 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2022 (July 2020 vs September 2022)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 865 Plus
1163
Apple A16 Bionic
+120% 2562
Multi Core
Snapdragon 865 Plus
3306
Apple A16 Bionic
+102% 6685

AnTuTu 10

Snapdragon 865 Plus
772548
Apple A16 Bionic
+82% 1406969

FP32 (float)

Snapdragon 865 Plus
1332
Apple A16 Bionic
+33% 1770

SiliconCat Rating

50
Ranks 50 among all SOC on our website
11
Ranks 11 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 865 Plus
Apple A16 Bionic

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