Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E 96 100) vs Apple A16 Bionic

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SOC Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E 96 100) Qualcomm · 2025-09

SOC Apple A16 Bionic Apple

General Parameters

Release Date

Sep 2025

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Manufacturer

Qualcomm

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Type

Laptop

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Instruction Set

ARMv9

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Core Architecture

Snapdragon X

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Processor Number

X2-96-100

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Integrated Graphics

Adreno X2-90

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Package

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

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Socket

Custom

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Power Consumption

96 W

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CPU Performance

Performance Cores

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Performance Core Threads

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Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

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Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

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Total Core Count

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Total Thread Count

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Bus Frequency

100 MHz

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Multiplier

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Unlocked Multiplier

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Memory Parameters

Memory Types

LPDDR5X-9523

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Max Memory Bandwidth

228 GB/s

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ECC Memory Support

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Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

true

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GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1850 MHz

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Shader Units

2048

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Texture Units

128

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Raster Operation Units

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Execution Units

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Miscellaneous

Official Website

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PCIe Version

5.0

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CPU

Architecture

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2x 3.46 GHz – Everest4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth

Frequency

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3460 MHz

Cores

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Instruction set

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ARMv8.6-A

L1 cache

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256 KB

L2 cache

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Process

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4 nm

Transistor count

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TDP

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8 W

Manufacturing

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TSMC

Graphics

GPU name

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Apple A16 GPU

GPU frequency

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1398 MHz

Execution units

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Shading units

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128

Memory

Memory Type

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LPDDR5

Memory frequency

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3200 MHz

Bus

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4x 16 Bit

Max bandwidth

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51.2 Gbit/s

NPU

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Neural Engine

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU)

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Neural Engine

Storage type

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NVMe

Max display resolution

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2796 x 1290

Max camera resolution

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1x 48MP

Video capture

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4K at 60FPS

Video playback

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4K at 60FPS

Video codecs

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

Audio codecs

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

Connectivity

4G support

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LTE Cat. 24

5G support

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Yes

Download speed

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Up to 7500 Mbps

Upload speed

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Up to 3500 Mbps

Wi-Fi

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Bluetooth

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5.3

Navigation

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GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced

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Sep 2022

Class

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Flagship

Model number

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APL1W10

Benchmark

Geekbench 6

4,003

2,627

Geekbench 6

23,081

6,838

AnTuTu 10

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1,441,069

FP32 (float)

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1,789

▲ Specs Compare Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.