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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Q
22.6Inno Score
51CPU20.8
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks20
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency29.7
9 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 22.6, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+38) and efficiency (+31). Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 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 21
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 30
  • 582% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 340
  • 542% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 880

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20212016
Process5 nm+64%14 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+36%11 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores6+50%4
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock3.24 GHz+51%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 680
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+14%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—4.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu 101,150,000+400%Top 26%230,000Top 91%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+582%Top 12%340Top 90%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+542%Top 19%880Top 95%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—

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