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Apple A16 Bionic

A16 Bionic chip

37

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Overview - A16 Bionic chip Vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoCs by Apple and Qualcomm respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 6-core and 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
A16 Bionic chip 51
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 19
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A16 Bionic chip 54
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 13
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A16 Bionic chip 86
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A16 Bionic chip 64
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 37
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A16 Bionic chip Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
CPU 247110 114597
GPU 408357 93082
Memory 162944 68776
UX 146541 111637
Total score 964952 388092
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A16 Bionic

  • A16 Bionic chip has 73.00% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (3460 vs 2000 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 69.45% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (1398 vs 825 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 200.05% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (6400 vs 2133 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 148.64% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (965 K vs 388 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 1870
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 620

Multi-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 5474
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 1835

Image compression

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A16 Bionic chip 243.5
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Face detection

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A16 Bionic chip 46.4
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Speech recognition

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A16 Bionic chip 141.8
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Machine learning

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A16 Bionic chip 117.1
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Camera shooting

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A16 Bionic chip 54.3
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

HTML 5

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A16 Bionic chip 5.9
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

SQLite

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A16 Bionic chip 1430
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

3DMark

51%
A16 Bionic chip
Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 FPS
5%
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Stability 99%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - FHD+ @ 120 Hz, HD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
     2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 6 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A -
  • L1 cache 256 KB -
  • L2 cache 16 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 4 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count 16 Billion -
  • TDP 8 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A16 GPU Adreno 619
  • Architecture Apple GPU Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz 825 MHz
  • Execution units 6 4
  • Shading units 768 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version - 1.1
  • OpenCL version - 2.0
  • DirectX version - 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 6400 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Yes
  • Storage type NVMe UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 2796 x 1290 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 108MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X51
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - 800 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps 900 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - 210 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Apple A16 Bionic

Apple A16 Bionic
CPU
51%
GPU
54%
Memory
75%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
CPU
19%
GPU
13%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 73.00% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 69.45% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 825 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 200.05% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A16 Bionic chip with a 33.33% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A16 Bionic chip with a 148.64% better score (964952 vs 388092).