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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Q
34.9Inno Score
51CPU24.3
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks36
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency54.9
6 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+27) and benchmarks (+22). Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 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 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 36
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 55
  • 394% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 470
  • 277% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 1,500

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 7 W

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20212023
Process5 nm+17%6 nm
TDP (typical)7 W5 W+29%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock3.24 GHz+16%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 686
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTu 101,150,000+144%Top 26%471,425Top 63%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+394%Top 12%470Top 82%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+277%Top 19%1,500Top 83%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—185,372Top 100%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—29,548Top 100%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—128,755Top 98%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—127,750Top 100%

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