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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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 636

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 636 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
  • 792% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 260
  • 539% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,150,000 vs 180,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
Announced20212018
Process5 nm+64%14 nm
TDP (typical)7 W4 W+43%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Max clock3.24 GHz+80%1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 509

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 680
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4-1333
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+219%10.7 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
AnTuTu 101,150,000+539%Top 26%180,000Top 94%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+792%Top 12%260Top 95%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+465%Top 19%1,000Top 94%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—

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