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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
51CPU100
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks—
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 51
  • 60% lower process: 2 nm vs 5 nm
  • 54% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 3.24 GHz
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Announced20212026
Process5 nm2 nm+60%
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.564-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock3.24 GHz5 GHz+54%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Adreno GPU

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
NPU16-core Neural EngineHexagon NPU
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF
Max download—14.8 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 8
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Max display—4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
AnTuTu1,150,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320Top 14%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650Top 23%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 42%—

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