Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
We’ve analyzed the newly launched
A16 Bionic chip and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
SoCs, created by
Apple and Qualcomm respectively.
This comparison highlights the key differences and
similarities between these
6-core and 8-core
processors, evaluated
through Geekbench, Antutu,
and 3DMark benchmarks, and
other technical details.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption,
and other
indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of A16 Bionic chip
A16 Bionic chip has
18.90%
higher CPU clock speed than
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 (3460 vs 2910 MHz).
A16 Bionic chip has
100.00%
higher memory frequency than
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 (6400
vs 3200 MHz).
A16 Bionic chip
has
1.90
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 (965 K vs
947
K).
A16 Bionic chip
supports
100.00
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
(
51.2
vs
25.6
MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
has
-58.51
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
A16 Bionic chip
(
580
vs
1398
MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
247110
246704
GPU
408357
352464
Memory
162944
176323
UX
146541
171430
Total score
964952
946921
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
79%
85%
Graphics test
59 FPS
-
Score
9862
7500
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.49 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
6
8
Base Frequency
2020MHz
1800MHz
Turbo Frequency
3460MHz
2910MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
L2 cache
256 KB
-
L2 cache
16 MB
-
L3 cache
-
-
Process
4 nanometers
4 nanometers
Transistor count
16 billion
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
8 W
-
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
Adreno 725
Architecture
Apple GPU
Adreno 700
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
580 MHz
Pipelines
6
-
Shading units
768
-
Total shaders
1536
-
FLOPS
-
-
Vulkan version
-
1.2
OpenCL version
-
2.0
DirectX version
-
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Yes
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
6400 MHz
3200 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
25.6 Gbit/s
Max size
8 GB
16 GB
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 3.1
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290
3360 x 1600
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
1x 200MP
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
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
Modem
-
X62
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 7500 Mbps
Up to 4400 Mbps
Download speed 4G
-
-
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3500 Mbps
Up to 1600 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
-
-
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC