Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Apple A16 Bionic
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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
January 2021
September 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AC
APL1W10
Architecture
1x 3.2 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
3200 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
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Neural Engine
TDP
6 W
8 W
Advantages
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3460 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2022 (January 2021 vs September 2022)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Apple A16 Bionic
+123%
2562
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Apple A16 Bionic
+100%
6685
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
802221
Apple A16 Bionic
+75%
1406969
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 870
1358
Apple A16 Bionic
+30%
1770
SiliconCat Rating
53
Ranks 53 among all SOC on our website
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
Apple A16 Bionic
