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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Q
34.3Inno Score
51CPU31.4
40GPU27.3
58.4Benchmarks49.1
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency32.1
7 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+29) and CPU (+20). Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 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 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 49
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 32
  • 219% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,650 vs 830

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20212021
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+30%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+9%2.96 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu 101,150,000+45%Top 26%795,334Top 42%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+167%Top 12%870Top 62%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+95%Top 19%2,900Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+219%Top 41%830Top 83%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—294,736Top 75%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—118,830Top 78%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—160,316Top 69%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—221,452Top 80%

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