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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
49.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
48.9Inno Score
51.1CPU41.7
41.7GPU40.7
—Benchmarks58.6
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based64.1
5 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 49.9 against 48.9 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A15 Bionic edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 42
  • 36% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,332 vs 1,720
  • 32% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,661 vs 4,300
  • 30% lower TDP (typical): 7 W vs 10 W
  • 14% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,854 vs 2,502

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

  • 50% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Announced20212021
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W+30%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock3.24 GHz+8%3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Adreno 730
GPU clock—818 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
NPU16-core Neural EngineHexagon NPU
AI performance15.8 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s51.2 GB/s+50%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X65 5G
Max download—10 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
AnTuTu 12—1,301,568Top 49%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,332+36%Top 13%1,720Top 21%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,661+32%Top 20%4,300Top 30%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,854+14%Top 21%2,502Top 23%

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