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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Q
31.4Inno Score
51CPU30.1
40GPU24.9
58.4Benchmarks42
50.7AI29
60.7Efficiency32.1
9 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 31.4, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+29) and AI (+22). Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 42
  • Stronger AI score: 51 vs 29
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 32

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20212019
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+30%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+14%2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance16 TOPS+126%7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu 101,150,000+92%Top 26%600,000Top 52%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+173%Top 12%850Top 63%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+109%Top 19%2,700Top 52%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+231%Top 41%800Top 87%

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