Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E 90 100) Which One is Better

CPU

Architecture

2x 3.46 GHz – Everest4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth

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Frequency

3460 MHz

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Cores

6

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Instruction set

ARMv8.6-A

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L1 cache

256 KB

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L2 cache

0

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Process

4 nm

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Transistor count

16

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TDP

8 W

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Manufacturing

TSMC

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Graphics

GPU name

Apple A16 GPU

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GPU frequency

1398 MHz

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Execution units

5

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Shading units

128

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Memory

Memory Type

LPDDR5

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Memory frequency

3200 MHz

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Bus

4x 16 Bit

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Max bandwidth

51.2 Gbit/s

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AI

NPU

Neural Engine

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Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU)

Neural Engine

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Storage type

NVMe

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Max display resolution

2796 x 1290

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Max camera resolution

1x 48MP

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Video capture

4K at 60FPS

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Video playback

4K at 60FPS

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Video codecs

H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG

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Audio codecs

AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

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Connectivity

4G support

LTE Cat. 24

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5G support

Yes

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Download speed

Up to 7500 Mbps

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Upload speed

Up to 3500 Mbps

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Wi-Fi

6

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Bluetooth

5.3

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Navigation

GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

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Info

Announced

Sep 2022

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Class

Flagship

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Model number

APL1W10

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General Parameters

Release Date

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Sep 2025

Manufacturer

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Qualcomm

Type

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Laptop

Instruction Set

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ARMv9

Core Architecture

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Snapdragon X

Processor Number

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X2E-90-100

Integrated Graphics

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Adreno X2-90

Package

Manufacturing Process

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3 nm

Socket

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Custom

CPU Performance

Performance Cores

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18

Performance Core Threads

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18

Performance Core Base Frequency

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3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

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5 GHz

Total Core Count

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18

Total Thread Count

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18

Bus Frequency

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100 MHz

Multiplier

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34

L1 Cache

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288 K per core

Unlocked Multiplier

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No

Memory Parameters

Memory Types

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LPDDR5X-9523

Max Memory Bandwidth

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152 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

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No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

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true

GPU Base Frequency

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500 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

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1700 MHz

Shader Units

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2048

Texture Units

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128

Raster Operation Units

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64

Execution Units

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12

Miscellaneous

Official Website

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PCIe Version

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5.0

PCIe Lanes

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12

📊 Benchmark

AnTuTu 10

1,441,069

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Geekbench 6

2,627

3,995

Geekbench 6

6,838

20,629

FP32 (float)

1,789

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