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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3

Apple A15 Bionic
52.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
53.8Inno Score
51.1CPU43
41.7GPU43.5
—Benchmarks67.8
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based73.8
3 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 52.4 against 53.8 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 edges ahead in GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 43
  • 25% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,332 vs 1,866
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,661 vs 4,791
  • 16% higher Max clock: 3.24 GHz vs 2.8 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3

  • 98% higher Max bandwidth: 67.6 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • 14% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 7 W

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
Announced20212024
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W6 W+14%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.24 GHz+16%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Adreno 732

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
NPU16-core Neural EngineHexagon NPU
AI performance15.8 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X-8448
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s67.6 GB/s+98%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X63 5G
Max download—5 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
AnTuTu—1,666,345Top 35%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—540,273Top 32%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—424,055Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—287,039Top 34%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—414,978Top 31%
AnTuTu 12—1,814,419Top 31%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,332+25%Top 13%1,866Top 20%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,661+18%Top 20%4,791Top 24%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,854Top 21%3,080+8%Top 19%
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