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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs A16 Bionic

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
A16 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
A16 Bionic

We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730) with the newer 6-core Apple A16 Bionic (Apple A16 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v10
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (10)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 40% better in floating-point computations
  • Has 2 more cores
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Apple A16 Bionic
  • Higher GPU frequency (~71%)
  • 15% higher CPU clock speed (3460 vs 3000 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 23%) AnTuTu 10 score – 1446K vs 1178K
  • Announced 9 months later

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
A16 Bionic

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1178353
A16 Bionic +23%
1446983
CPU 311765 396674
GPU 436243 471025
Memory 211003 237167
UX 219342 342117
Total score 1178353 1446983
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 154.9 MB/sec 236.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 112.7 pages/sec 156.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 147.2 Mpixels/sec 162.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 94 images/sec 155.8 images/sec
HDR 122 Mpixels/sec 207.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 13.8 images/sec 26.5 images/sec
Photo processing 36.3 images/sec 77.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.39 Mpixels/sec 6.85 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 56% 79%
Graphics test 48 FPS 59 FPS
Score 8045 9874

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and A16 Bionic

CPU

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
Frequency 3000 MHz 3460 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.6-A
L1 cache - 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - 16 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 8 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Apple A16 GPU
Architecture Adreno 700 Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency 818 MHz 1398 MHz
Pipelines 2 5
Shading units 768 128
Total shaders 1536 640
FLOPS 2512.8 Gigaflops 1789.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 -
OpenCL version 2.0 -
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance - 17 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB 6 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2796 x 1290
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 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+

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced December 2021 September 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8450 APL1W10
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site -

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
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Total votes: 3486

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Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of A16 Bionic and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, or ask any questions
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Sierra November 26, 2022 at 07:20 AM
As a user of both Samsung and Apple, I must say I’m very much impressed by the Apple A16 bionic. It’s down 2 cores from my beloved 8 core snapdragon series but damn does it perform better than snapdragon to date. I’m not biased towards either system, I simply switched to Apple because I’m done with google’s BS, but I still keep android around without a google account for productivity purposes.
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Harry November 3, 2022 at 12:04 AM
Check the price of POCO F4 GT And then check the price of the iPhone 14 Pro. If getting 7 to 10% more gaming performance and 15 to 20% of better Camera performance by paying more than double the price reasonable for you, then go for it.
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kow October 30, 2022 at 10:37 AM
Just thought I'd add something here. Samsung 4nm is lower tech than TSMC 5nm (the Xnm naming scheme is all marketing past ~2005), which is to say that a 5nm chip such as say, the A15, has 26% higher transistor density than a Samsung 4nm like this snap 8 (173.1 mtx/mmA^2 TSMC N5 / 137 mtx/mmA^2 for Samsung 4LPE). The A16 runs on TSMC 4nm, which would of course have even denser transistors than TSMC 5nm and Samsung 4nm. I can't say how much more because I haven't seen charts for the N4 process... Frankly, this difference dooms the snapdragon for comparisons, especially outside performance (ex: efficiency, size).
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ea sports October 21, 2022 at 12:11 PM
idk why everyone is arguing over which is better. normal use won't even need half the power either SOC has so it's pointless. if all you care about is gaming get a console or PC. if you want mobile gaming get a switch or gaming phone, not an iPhone or Samsung. yes, they both can game but that's not the intended use.
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Nobody U. Know October 17, 2022 at 07:22 AM
The Windows Phone Lumia 1520 was so awesome when I got it in 2014 and it was far ahead of both Apple and SAMSUNG in stability, photography, and communications ease for social, and business utility for many years including after it was discontinued. I wish Microsoft had remained committed to its Windows Phone high-end products. Today, I settle for SAMSUNG at top of the line and there are STILL things that the old WINDOWS PHONE did better.
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ggfy November 19, 2022 at 02:24 PM
I totally agree, Windows Phone misses me to this day.
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paul September 30, 2022 at 05:01 PM
it's quite hard to compare a chipset when you have different software behind it. I think both are great for the competition, I do really like the extremely fast 14 pro max.
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Random guy September 29, 2022 at 06:53 PM
Stop arguing over chipsets made by the same companies, there are major protocols for making chipsets each year, it's not about "X cannot make a better chipset than Y". The truth is "the marketing tricks force people to comparison products" that's how both get their sales each year. No comparison = fewer sales. So don't get too zealous over X or Y.
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Scronx September 13, 2022 at 04:01 PM
Anyways Apple has one of the best processors for sure, they don't overheat like hell in simple tasks more over have longer update support, and simply perform better. There's no fun in having a million plus antutu score or what so over, anyways even an A14 bionic is better than 8 plus gen 1 if you don't live in a cold region cuz these new chips heat like anything. There's no way someone would actually consider 8gen 1 better than A16.
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Vincent Knorr September 24, 2022 at 10:21 PM
Absolutely correct apple has the best smartphones in the world change my mind and all the others are way way behind the same with tablets and smartwatches over computers laptops airpods apple tv homepod ipad macbook imac and so on and so on.
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Marius September 27, 2022 at 01:48 PM
Vincent Knorr, "Apple has the best smartphones in the world change my mind" Why change your mind while it is YOUR opinion, after all? For me, Apple does not have the best smartphones. There are several good options for anyone out there, you know - not just one platform.
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Rolly October 5, 2022 at 05:02 AM
Vincent Knorr, Apple iPhone technology is at least 2 years behind that of Android.
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Apple crusher October 11, 2022 at 04:30 PM
Before making such unfounded comments try to compare your needs from your phone with the money in your pocket.
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Apple crusher September 9, 2022 at 05:21 PM
Android flagship chips are just insane!! Absolutely perfect for gaming, where apple lacks far behind.
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Jonathan September 22, 2022 at 05:37 PM
That's a big lie I have tecno camon 19 pro 5g when I tried playing PUBG it wouldn't load later I bought iphone 14 pro max any game I put I will play well. If I am lying go and compare it.
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Marius September 27, 2022 at 01:40 PM
Jonathan, Hahaha dude, Tecno Camon 19 Pro... is a $200 smartphone with a MediaTek chip (Helio G96, it performs at about 70% of a Snapdragon 695). Hardly 'flagship'. No wonder the iPhone 14 Pro Max performs better, it is 7-8x more expensive xD
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Apple crusher October 11, 2022 at 04:18 PM
Jonathan, Are you kidding me? Do you compare a mid-range phone (dimensity 810) with a flagship? Of course, a 1700€ phone is faster than a 400€ phone! I recommend you do this fair comparison: Iphone 7 vs Xiaomi Blackshark 5 Pro 5G.
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notbias September 9, 2022 at 10:43 AM
Android chips won't surpass Apple silicon forever. Change my mind.
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Marius September 27, 2022 at 01:44 PM
A) There is no such thing as 'Android Chips'. B) If you mean 'other chips' then how do you know? If Apple surpassed Qualcomm at some point, why won't Qualcomm (or any other maker) ever be able to surpass Apple at some point? That's like saying nobody will ever make a faster production car than Koenigsegg because they hold the current record.
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Sammy October 2, 2022 at 11:03 AM
Marius, Exactly besides apple doesn't make its chips its made by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
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bruh October 14, 2022 at 02:00 PM
watch AnTuTu 9 benchmark then talk again. Snapdragon 8+ gen 1 already beat Apple with The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios. Android flagships have better GPU and more RAM so good luck apple fanboy.
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Sierra November 26, 2022 at 07:22 AM
Marius, It’s the same argument for Intel vs AMD. Competition creates innovation, I’m happy Apple, google and Qualcomm are competing for the same as Intel and AMD. It produces more consumer products for the consumer.
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