Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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Compared 2 processors: Apple A16 Bionic, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 381160 | 367514 |
| GPU | 472052 | 596874 |
| Memory | 258668 | 300073 |
| UX | 329468 | 297159 |
| NanoReview Score | 1441348 | 1561620 |
| Stability | 79 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 59 fps | 77 fps |
| File Compression | 236.7 MB/s | 210 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 156.7 pages/s | 153.9 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 162.1 MP/sec | 153.3 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 26.5 frames/s | 17.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 77.6 frames/s | 51.9 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 155.8 frames/s | 128.6 frames/s |
| HDR | 207.5 MP/sec | 159.7 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 6.85 MP/sec | 5.92 MP/sec |
Games
 PUBG Mobile |
n/a | 90 FPS (Ultra) |
 Call of Duty: Mobile |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
 Fortnite |
n/a | 56 FPS (Ultra) |
 Shadowgun Legends |
n/a | 118 FPS (Ultra) |
 World of Tanks Blitz |
n/a | 120 FPS (Ultra) |
 Genshin Impact |
n/a | 59 FPS (Ultra) |
 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
n/a | 59 FPS (Ultra) |
| Device | n/a | ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (1116x2480) |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2/3.46 (Everest) - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) |
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 6 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3460 | 3200 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | n/a |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 8 MB |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor count | 16 billion | 16 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 8 W | 8.5 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Apple A16 GPU | Adreno 740 |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Execution Units | 5 | 3 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 512 |
| Total shader | 640 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | n/a | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | n/a | 2.0 |
| DirectX | n/a | 12.1 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| GPU Frequency | 17 TOPS | n/a |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 67.2 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 6 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | - UFS 3.1 - UFS 4.0 |
| Max. resolution | 2796x1290 pixels | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Camera | 1x48 pixels | 1x200 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | n/a | Snapdragon X70 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 MB/s | Up to 10000 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - SBAS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | September, 2022 yr | November, 2022 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | APL1W10 | SM8550-AB |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 9
