Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple A16 Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Apple A16 Bionic
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Apple A series
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 7/8 Gen 2 Apple A16
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  2 16
• Predecessor
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Apple A16 Bionic by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8 6 / 6
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  1x Cortex-X3 2x Everest
• B-Core
  4x Cortex-A715/A710 4x Sawtooth
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• A-Core Frequency
  3.20 GHz 3.46 GHz
• B-Core Frequency
  2.80 GHz 2.02 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple A16 Bionic along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno SD 8 G2 Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores)
• GPU frequency
  1.00 GHz 0.70 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  0 160
• Shader
  0 1280
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 8 GB
• Max. displays
  0 3
• Generation
  7 13
• Direct X
  12.1 --
• Technology
  4 nm 4 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q3/2022

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple A16 Bionic. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode No
• AVC
  Decode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple A16 Bionic you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 6 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 1 (Single Channel)
• Bandwidth
  -- 51.2 GB/s
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 or Apple A16 Bionic? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  8.5 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple A16 Bionic CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  4 nm 4 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  -- 20.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 24.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-X3 / -A715 / -A510 A16
• Operating systems
  Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM) iOS
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv9-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q3/2022