Apple A15 Bionic Chip vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
We’ve analyzed the newly launched
A15 Bionic Chip and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SoCs, created by
Apple and Qualcomm respectively.
This comparison highlights the key differences and
similarities between these
6-core and 8-core
processors, evaluated
through Geekbench, Antutu,
and 3DMark benchmarks, and
other technical details.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption,
and other
indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of A15 Bionic Chip
A15 Bionic Chip has
61.50%
higher CPU clock speed than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (3230 vs 2000 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip has
100.00%
higher memory frequency than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (4266
vs 2133 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip has
16.67%
smaller sized transistor
than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
(5
vs 6 nm).
A15 Bionic Chip
has
108.49
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (809 K vs
388
K).
A15 Bionic Chip has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1.
A15 Bionic Chip
supports
100.59
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
(
34.1
vs
17
MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
has
-31.25
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
A15 Bionic Chip
(
825
vs
1200
MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
209204
114597
GPU
351594
93082
Memory
118044
68776
UX
130276
111637
Total score
809118
388092
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
82%
99%
Graphics test
56 FPS
6 FPS
Score
9524
1034
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A15 Bionic Chip and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
6
8
Base Frequency
2020MHz
1800MHz
Turbo Frequency
3230MHz
2000MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
-
L2 cache
256 KB
-
L2 cache
32 MB
-
L3 cache
-
-
Process
5 nanometers
6 nanometers
Transistor count
15 billion
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
6 W
-
GPU name
Apple GPU
Adreno 619
Architecture
-
Adreno 600
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
825 MHz
Pipelines
5
4
Shading units
640
-
Total shaders
1280
-
FLOPS
-
-
Vulkan version
-
1.1
OpenCL version
-
2.0
DirectX version
-
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Yes
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
2133 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
17 Gbit/s
Max size
6 GB
8 GB
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution
-
1x 108MP
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
1K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Modem
-
Snapdragon X51
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 18
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 7500 Mbps
Up to 2500 Mbps
Download speed 4G
-
Up to 800 Mbps
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3000 Mbps
Up to 900 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
-
Up to 210 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
5
Bluetooth
5.0
5.2
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC