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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
52.1Inno Score
51CPU44.1
40GPU43.9
58.4Benchmarks61.5
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency69
4 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 51.2 against 52.1 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 edges ahead in efficiency and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 44
  • 29% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,800
  • 23% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 4,600
  • 12% lower TDP (typical): 7 W vs 8 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

  • Stronger GPU score: 44 vs 40
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 62 vs 58
  • Stronger efficiency score: 69 vs 61
  • 50% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Announced20212022
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W+12%8 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 GHz1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock3.24 GHz+1%3.2 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—900 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—5.3

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%1,300,000+13%Top 23%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+29%Top 12%1,800Top 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+23%Top 19%4,600Top 25%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%2,800+6%Top 39%

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