Overview - A16 Bionic chip Vs Snapdragon 782G

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs Snapdragon 782G 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 782G 31
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A16 Bionic chip 54
Snapdragon 782G 25
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A16 Bionic chip 86
Snapdragon 782G 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A16 Bionic chip 64
Snapdragon 782G 45
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A16 Bionic chip Snapdragon 782G
CPU 247110 172419
GPU 408357 233993
Memory 162944 98521
UX 146541 110849
Total score 964952 615782
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 28.15% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 782G (3460 vs 2700 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 154.18% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 782G (1398 vs 550 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 100.00% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 782G (6400 vs 3200 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 782G (4 vs 6 nm).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 56.70% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 782G (965 K vs 616 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 782G.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 1870
Snapdragon 782G 956

Multi-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 5474
Snapdragon 782G 3478

Image compression

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A16 Bionic chip 243.5
Snapdragon 782G

Face detection

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A16 Bionic chip 46.4
Snapdragon 782G

Speech recognition

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A16 Bionic chip 141.8
Snapdragon 782G

Machine learning

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A16 Bionic chip 117.1
Snapdragon 782G

Camera shooting

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A16 Bionic chip 54.3
Snapdragon 782G

HTML 5

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A16 Bionic chip 5.9
Snapdragon 782G

SQLite

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A16 Bionic chip 1430
Snapdragon 782G

3DMark

Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - FHD+ @ 144 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 4K @ 60 Hz
  • Max External Display - 4K @ 60 Hz
  • HDR - HDR10+, HDR10, HLG
  • Color Depth - Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

67%
Turbo Clock Speed

2700 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

47%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
    1x 2.7 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime core (Cortex-A78)
    3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (also Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
  • Cores 6 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.3-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB 512 KB
  • L2 cache 16 MB 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 2 MB
  • Process 4 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count 16 Billion 4.68 Billion
  • TDP 8 W 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A16 GPU Adreno 642L
  • Architecture Apple GPU Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz 550 MHz
  • Execution units 6 -
  • Shading units 768 512
  • FLOPS - 906.58 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version - 1.1
  • OpenCL version - 2.0
  • DirectX version - 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 6400 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 2x16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Hexagon 770
  • Storage type NVMe UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2796 x 1290 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x200 MP, 2x64 MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30 FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60 FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - X53
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 3700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6/6E
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GLONASS, NavIC, Beidou, GPS, QZSS, Galileo
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Apple A16 Bionic

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G

CPU
31%
GPU
25%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 782G?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 28.15% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 2700 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 782G?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 154.18% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 550 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 782G?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 100.00% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 3200 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 782G?

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 782G?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A16 Bionic chip with a 56.70% better score (964952 vs 615782).