Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E 90 100)

SOC Specs Compare

CPU

Architecture
2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex4x 1.6 GHz – Tempest
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Frequency
2490 MHz
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Cores
6
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Instruction set
ARMv8.3-A
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L1 cache
128 KB
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L2 cache
0
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Process
7 nm
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Transistor count
6.9
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TDP
6 W
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Manufacturing
TSMC
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Graphics

GPU name
Apple A12 GPU
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GPU frequency
1125 MHz
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Execution units
4
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Shading units
64
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Vulkan version
1.1
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OpenCL version
2.0
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DirectX version
12
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Memory

Memory Type
LPDDR4X
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Memory frequency
2133 MHz
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Bus
4x 16 Bit
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Max bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
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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
2688 x 1242
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Max camera resolution
1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
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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, Motion JPEG
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Audio codecs
AAC, AAC‑LC, Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HE‑AAC v2, MP3
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Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 18
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5G support
No
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Download speed
Up to 1000 Mbps
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Upload speed
Up to 350 Mbps
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Wi-Fi
5
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Bluetooth
5.0
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Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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Info

Announced
Sep 2018
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Class
Flagship
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Model number
APL1W81
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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
643,548
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Geekbench 6
1,301
3,995
Geekbench 6
2,843
20,629
FP32 (float)
576
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