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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Q
43.5Inno Score
51CPU29.2
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks40.3
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency76.2
5 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 43.5, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+22) and benchmarks (+18). Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 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 29
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 40
  • 125% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,030
  • 105% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,150,000 vs 560,000
  • 95% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 2,900

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

  • Stronger efficiency score: 76 vs 61
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 7 W
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Announced20212025
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W5 W+29%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.3 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.24 GHz+41%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 810

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+33%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X61 5G
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
AnTuTu 101,150,000+105%Top 26%560,000Top 57%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+125%Top 12%1,030Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+95%Top 19%2,900Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—

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