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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
49.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
48.7Inno Score
51.1CPU41.2
41.7GPU34.3
—Benchmarks60.8
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based71.4
5 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 49.9 against 48.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A15 Bionic edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 41
  • Stronger GPU score: 42 vs 34
  • 46% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,854 vs 1,956
  • 38% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,332 vs 1,687
  • 33% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Announced20212023
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W7 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.49 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock3.24 GHz+11%2.91 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 725

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance15.8 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+33%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X62 5G
Max download—4.4 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.3

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Max display—WQHD+ @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
AnTuTu—1,263,761Top 45%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—504,689Top 35%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—173,509Bottom 50%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—219,815Top 43%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—365,748Top 40%
AnTuTu 12—1,424,073Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,332+38%Top 13%1,687Top 23%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,661+29%Top 20%4,378Top 30%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,854+46%Top 21%1,956Top 26%

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