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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Q
48Inno Score
51CPU38.6
40GPU35.1
58.4Benchmarks60.8
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency71.4
5 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 48, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+12) and GPU (+5). Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 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 39
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 35
  • 62% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,430
  • 36% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 4,150
  • 33% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

  • Stronger efficiency score: 71 vs 61
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • 10% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,263,761 vs 1,150,000

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 performance16 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 101,150,000Top 26%1,263,761+10%Top 24%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+62%Top 12%1,430Top 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+36%Top 19%4,150Top 30%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+29%Top 41%2,050Top 53%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—504,689Top 38%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—173,509Top 55%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—219,815Top 46%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—365,748Top 40%

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