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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
60.7Inno Score
51CPU51.5
40GPU53.1
58.4Benchmarks76.1
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency71.4
2 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 60.7 to 51.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+18) and GPU (+13). Apple A15 Bionic 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

  • 13% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 2,050

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

  • Stronger GPU score: 53 vs 40
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 76 vs 58
  • Stronger efficiency score: 71 vs 61
  • 125% higher Max bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 102% higher AnTuTu 10: 2,324,829 vs 1,150,000

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Announced20212025
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W7 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x3.21 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x3.01 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.02 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.24 GHz+1%3.21 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Adreno 825
GPU clock—1,100 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
NPU16-core Neural EngineHexagon NPU
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X-9600
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s76.8 GB/s+125%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X75 5G
Max download—4.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

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

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
AnTuTu 101,150,000Top 26%2,324,829+102%Top 6%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+13%Top 12%2,050Top 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650Top 19%6,850+21%Top 14%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%3,700+40%Top 24%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—675,620Top 18%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—797,455Top 18%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—332,748Top 26%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—519,006Top 20%

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