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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
45.7Inno Score
51CPU37.2
40GPU34.3
58.4Benchmarks55.9
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, 51.2 to 45.7, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+14) and GPU (+6). Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 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 37
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 34
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 56
  • 71% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,650 vs 1,550
  • 60% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,450

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+11%Top 26%1,040,324Top 31%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+60%Top 12%1,450Top 28%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+55%Top 19%3,650Top 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+71%Top 41%1,550Top 63%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—379,461Top 52%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—169,822Top 60%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—200,968Top 49%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—290,073Top 52%

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