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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
34.9Inno Score
51CPU29.7
40GPU24.9
58.4Benchmarks40.3
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency54.9
6 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+21) and benchmarks (+18). Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 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 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 40
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 55
  • 231% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,650 vs 800

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

  • 50% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 7 W

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Announced20212021
Process5 nm+17%6 nm
TDP (typical)7 W5 W+29%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+35%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Adreno 642L

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
NPU16-core Neural EngineHexagon 770
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s51.2 GB/s+50%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X53 5G
Max download—3.7 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
AnTuTu 101,150,000+105%560,000
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+127%1,020
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+93%2,930
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+231%800

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