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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
48.1Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
39.9Inno Score
49.1CPU31.4
36.5GPU29.6
50.3Benchmarks41.4
50.7AI64
60.7Efficiency55.9
7 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 48.1 to 39.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+18) and benchmarks (+9). Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 49 vs 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 37 vs 30
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 50 vs 41
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 56
  • 71% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,650 vs 1,550

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

  • Stronger AI score: 64 vs 51
  • 65% higher AI performance: 26 TOPS vs 16 TOPS
  • 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 888
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Announced20212020
Process5 nm5 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+22%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+14%2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Adreno 660
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
NPU16-core Neural EngineHexagon 780
AI performance16 TOPS26 TOPS+65%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s51.2 GB/s+50%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X60 5G
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
AnTuTu 101,150,000+28%900,000
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+60%1,450
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+55%3,650
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+71%1,550

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