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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Q
26.2Inno Score
51CPU20
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks20
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency46.7
7 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+38) and CPU (+31). Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 47
  • 1557% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 140
  • 811% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 620

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

  • 43% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 7 W
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Announced20212017
Process5 nm+64%14 nm
TDP (typical)7 W4 W+43%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz8x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock3.24 GHz+80%1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 506

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 546
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+355%7.5 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X9 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—4.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Max display—FHD @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
AnTuTu 101,150,000+785%Top 26%130,000Top 97%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+1557%Top 12%140Top 99%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+811%Top 19%620Top 97%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—

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