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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
75.2Inno Score
51CPU74.1
40GPU70.6
58.4Benchmarks81.3
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency77.2
1 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic9 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite wins this mobile chipset face-off, 75.2 to 51.2, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+31) and CPU (+23). Apple A15 Bionic 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

  • 22% lower TDP (typical): 7 W vs 9 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

  • Stronger CPU score: 74 vs 51
  • Stronger GPU score: 71 vs 40
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 81 vs 58
  • Stronger efficiency score: 77 vs 61
  • 150% higher Max bandwidth: 85.3 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Announced20212024
Process5 nm3 nm+40%
TDP (typical)7 W+22%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.7

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz2x4.32 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock3.24 GHz4.32 GHz+33%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Adreno 830
GPU clock—1,100 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
NPU16-core Neural EngineHexagon NPU
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X-10667
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s85.3 GB/s+150%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X80 5G
Max download—10 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
AnTuTu 101,150,000Top 26%2,849,183+148%Top 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320Top 12%3,200+38%Top 7%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650Top 19%10,000+77%Top 3%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%6,200+134%Top 6%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—796,858Top 15%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—1,072,373Top 9%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—367,884Top 12%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—612,068Top 15%

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