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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
48.9Inno Score
51CPU41.7
40GPU40.6
58.4Benchmarks58.4
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency64.1
5 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 48.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+9). Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 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 42
  • 35% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,720
  • 31% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 4,300
  • 30% lower TDP (typical): 7 W vs 10 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

  • Stronger efficiency score: 64 vs 61
  • 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 performance16 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 101,150,000Top 26%1,150,000Top 26%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+35%Top 12%1,720Top 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+31%Top 19%4,300Top 28%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+6%Top 41%2,500Top 45%

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