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Apple A16 Bionic

A16 Bionic chip

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Snapdragon 870
Overview - A16 Bionic chip Vs Snapdragon 870

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs Snapdragon 870 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 870 32
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A16 Bionic chip 54
Snapdragon 870 27
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A16 Bionic chip 86
Snapdragon 870 75
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A16 Bionic chip 64
Snapdragon 870 45
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A16 Bionic chip Snapdragon 870
CPU 247110 179347
GPU 408357 270188
Memory 162944 98761
UX 146541 95818
Total score 964952 644114
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 8.13% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 870 (3460 vs 3200 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 116.74% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 870 (1398 vs 645 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 132.73% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 870 (6400 vs 2750 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 870 (4 vs 7 nm).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 49.81% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 870 (965 K vs 644 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 870.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 1870
Snapdragon 870 1038

Multi-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 5474
Snapdragon 870 3569

Image compression

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A16 Bionic chip 243.5
Snapdragon 870 180.6

Face detection

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A16 Bionic chip 46.4
Snapdragon 870 25.25

Speech recognition

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A16 Bionic chip 141.8
Snapdragon 870 54.7

Machine learning

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A16 Bionic chip 117.1
Snapdragon 870 56.95

Camera shooting

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A16 Bionic chip 54.3
Snapdragon 870 28

HTML 5

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A16 Bionic chip 5.9
Snapdragon 870

SQLite

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A16 Bionic chip 1430
Snapdragon 870 989.1

3DMark

51%
A16 Bionic chip
Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 FPS
22%
Snapdragon 870
Stability 90%

Graphics test 25 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 4K @ 60 Hz
  • HDR - HDR10+, HDR10
  • Color Depth - Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
     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)
  • Cores 6 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB 512 KB
  • L2 cache 16 MB 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 4 MB
  • Process 4 nm 7 nm
  • Transistor count 16 Billion -
  • TDP 8 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A16 GPU Adreno 650
  • Architecture Apple GPU Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz 645 MHz
  • Execution units 6 2
  • Shading units 768 512
  • FLOPS - 1,267 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version - 1.1
  • OpenCL version - 2.0
  • DirectX version - 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 6400 MHz 2750 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Hexagon 698
  • Storage type NVMe UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2796 x 1290 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS
  • 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 - X55
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - 2500 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps 3000 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - 316 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, 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 870

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
CPU
32%
GPU
27%
Memory
32%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 870?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 8.13% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 3200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 870?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 116.74% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 645 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 870?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 132.73% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 2750 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 870?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A16 Bionic chip with a 42.86% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 870?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A16 Bionic chip with a 49.81% better score (964952 vs 644114).