Apple A12X Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Full Specs
8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 2.49GHz | 8 Cores(2P+6E) 8 Threads(2P+6E) 2.3GHz |
TDP 8W | TDP 5W |
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X | Bandwidth 14.9GB/s LPDDR4X |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 983.8 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 844.8 GFLOPSFP16 |
8 Cores 4P 4E | 8 Cores 2P 6E |
8 Threads 4P 4E | 8 Threads 2P 6E |
Base Clock 2.49GHz | Base Clock 2.3GHz |
Overclocking Locked | Overclocking Locked |
L1i 128KB P 48KB E | L1i 64KB P 32KB E |
L1d 128KB P 32KB E | L1d 64KB P 32KB E |
L2 8MB P shared 2MB E shared | L2 512KB P 128KB E - - |
L3 - | L3 2MB |
SLC Cache 8MB | SLC Cache 1MB |
Type LPDDR4X | Type LPDDR4X |
Max Memory 6GB | Max Memory 16GB |
ECC No | ECC No |
Channels 2 | Channels 2 |
Bus Width 128-bit | Bus Width 32-bit |
Speed 4266MT/s | Speed 3733MT/s |
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s | Bandwidth 14.9GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· |
TDP 8W | TDP 5W |
PCIe PCIe 3.0 x65.9GB/sBandwidth | - |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 448 | Shaders 256 |
Boost Clock 1.1GHz | Boost Clock 825MHz |
·· 983.8 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 844.8 GFLOPSFP16 |
NPU Model H11 Pontus | NPU Model Hexagon 692 |
NPU Cores 8 | NPU Cores - |
NPU Clock 1.26GHz | NPU Clock - |
Performance 5 TOPSFP16 | Performance - |
Modem Model - | Modem Model X15 |
Peak Down - | Peak Down Up to 800Mbps |
Peak Up - | Peak Up Up to 150Mbps |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA AArch64 |
Architecture Apple Silicon 8ARMv8.3-A | Architecture Kryo 465ARMv8.2-A |
Family | Family |
Branding ![]() | Branding ![]() |
Codename Aruba A12XVariant VortexP-Core TempestE-Core | Codename - - Cortex-A76P-Core Cortex-A55E-Core |
Market Segment Tablet | Market Segment Smartphone |
Release Date Nov 7, 2018 | Release Date Jan 20, 2020 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry Samsung |
Fabrication Node N7 | Fabrication Node 8LPP |
Die Size 135mm² | Die Size - |
Transistor Count 10 Billion | Transistor Count - |
Transistor Density 74 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density - |



