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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Apple A15 Bionic
52.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
53.7Inno Score
51.1CPU44.8
41.7GPU42.1
—Benchmarks68.4
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based71.4
3 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 52.4 against 53.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 edges ahead in GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 45
  • 21% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,332 vs 1,930
  • 16% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,661 vs 4,879

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • 97% higher Max bandwidth: 67.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Announced20212024
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W7 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.24 GHz+8%3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Adreno 735

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
NPU16-core Neural EngineHexagon NPU
AI performance15.8 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X-8400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s67.2 GB/s+97%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X70 5G
Max download—5 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
AnTuTu—1,709,606Top 32%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—518,231Top 34%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—478,204Top 34%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—310,205Top 26%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—402,966Top 35%
AnTuTu 12—1,881,742Top 28%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,332+21%Top 13%1,930Top 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,661+16%Top 20%4,879Top 23%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,854Top 21%2,907+2%Top 20%
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