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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Q
52.1Inno Score
51CPU34.1
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks62.8
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency73.8
4 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 51.2 against 52.1 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 edges ahead in efficiency and benchmarks, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 34
  • 93% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,200
  • 71% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 3,300
  • 33% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s
  • 16% higher Max clock: 3.24 GHz vs 2.8 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 63 vs 58
  • Stronger efficiency score: 74 vs 61
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • 19% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,369,654 vs 1,150,000

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Announced20212025
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W6 W+14%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.24 GHz+16%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 722

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+33%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X63 5G
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
AnTuTu 101,150,000Top 26%1,369,654+19%Top 22%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+93%Top 12%1,200Top 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+71%Top 19%3,300Top 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—468,458Top 40%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—326,383Top 43%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—225,557Top 43%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—349,256Top 46%

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