Apple A16 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Full Specs

Summary

5 Cores(2P+3E) 5 Threads(2P+3E) 3.44GHz	8 Cores(1P+3M+4E) 8 Threads(1P+3M+4E) 3GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU 4-Core A16	iGPU Adreno 730
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.35 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

A16 (iPad)2,602

x1.64

Snapdragon 8 Gen 11,588

x1

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Core Config

5 Cores 2P - 3E	8 Cores 1P 3M 4E
5 Threads 2P - 3E	8 Threads 1P 3M 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.44GHz	Base Clock 3GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P - 128KB E	L1i 64KB P 64KB M 32KB E
L1d 128KB P - 64KB E	L1d 64KB P 64KB M 32KB E
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1MB P 512KB M 128KB E - -
L3 -	L3 6MB
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache 4MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 4
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s UC·Spec·OC 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s UC·Spec·OC 51.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W

TDP 5W

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

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iGPU

iGPU 4-Core A16	iGPU Adreno 730
Shaders 512	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 818MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.35 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model Hexagon
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.06GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 17 TOPSFP16	Performance 52 TOPSINT4

Cellular

Modem Model -	Modem Model X65
Cellular -	Cellular 5G mmWave
Peak Down -	Peak Down Up to 10.0Gbps
Peak Up -	Peak Up Up to 3.0Gbps

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Qualcomm
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 12ARMv8.6-A	Architecture KryoARMv9.0-A
Family A Series	Family 8 Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Crete A16Variant EverestP-Core - Sawtooth E-Core	Codename - Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Variant Cortex-X2P-Core Cortex-A710M-Core Cortex-A510E-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Mar 4, 2025	Release Date Oct 5, 2021

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Samsung
Fabrication Node N4P	Fabrication Node 4LPE
Die Size 115mm²	Die Size 129mm²
Transistor Count 16B	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 139 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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