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53

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

64

Points
Apple A16 Bionic

A16 Bionic chip
Overview - Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs A16 Bionic chip

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs A16 Bionic chip SoCs by Qualcomm and Apple respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 6-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
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 37
A16 Bionic chip 51
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 37
A16 Bionic chip 54
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 86
A16 Bionic chip 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 53
A16 Bionic chip 64
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 A16 Bionic chip
CPU 249768 247110
GPU 448381 408357
Memory 172528 162944
UX 166045 146541
Total score 1036722 964952
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 7.44% better AnTuTu 9 score than A16 Bionic chip (1,037 K vs 965 K).

Pros of Apple A16 Bionic

  • A16 Bionic chip has 15.33% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (3460 vs 3000 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 74.75% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (1398 vs 800 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 100.00% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (6400 vs 3200 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 1221
A16 Bionic chip 1870

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 3589
A16 Bionic chip 5474

Image compression

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 180.6
A16 Bionic chip 243.5

Face detection

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 25.25
A16 Bionic chip 46.4

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 54.7
A16 Bionic chip 141.8

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 56.95
A16 Bionic chip 117.1

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 28
A16 Bionic chip 54.3

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 3
A16 Bionic chip 5.9

SQLite

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 989.1
A16 Bionic chip 1430

3DMark

46%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Stability 88%

Graphics test 54 FPS
51%
A16 Bionic chip
Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 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

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3 GHz Cortex-X2
    3x 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710
    4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
     2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - 256 KB
  • L2 cache 1 MB 16 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 4 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - 16 Billion
  • TDP - 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 730 Apple A16 GPU
  • Architecture Adreno 700 Apple GPU
  • GPU frequency 800 MHz 1398 MHz
  • Execution units 3 6
  • Shading units 768 768
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 6400 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Neural Engine
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2796 x 1290
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1x 48MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Snapdragon X65 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 10240 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2560 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3072 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU
37%
GPU
37%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Apple A16 Bionic

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

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and A16 Bionic chip?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 15.33% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 3000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and A16 Bionic chip?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 74.75% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 800 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and A16 Bionic chip?

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 better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and A16 Bionic chip?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 7.44% better score (1036722 vs 964952).