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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Q
30.4Inno Score
51CPU26.6
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks34.8
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency32.1
8 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 30.4, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+29) and CPU (+24). Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 35
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 32
  • 293% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 590
  • 157% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 2,200

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Announced20212018
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+30%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Max clock3.24 GHz+16%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 630

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+14%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X20 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu 101,150,000+156%Top 26%450,000Top 67%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+293%Top 12%590Top 77%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+157%Top 19%2,200Top 60%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—

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