Apple A15 Bionic Chip vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

We have compiled a detailed comparison of the recently introduced A15 Bionic Chip vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoCs, designed by Apple and Qualcomm respectively. Our comparison outlines the benefits and limitations of these 6-core and 8-core processors, focusing on their performance across Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and technical aspects.

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 46.82% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (3230 vs 2200 MHz).
  • A15 Bionic Chip has 33.31% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4266 vs 3200 MHz).
  • A15 Bionic Chip has 60.42 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (809 K vs 504 K).
  • A15 Bionic Chip has the latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 4 Gen 2.
  • A15 Bionic Chip supports 33.20 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 ( 34.1 vs 25.6 MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
  • Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 has -20.42 % higher GPU clock speed than A15 Bionic Chip ( 955 vs 1200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 has 20.00 % smaller sized transistor than A15 Bionic Chip ( 4 vs 5 nm).

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 131871
GPU 351594 163570
Memory 118044 114048
UX 130276 94884
Total score 809118 504373

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 82% -
Graphics test 56 FPS -
Score 9524 -

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of A15 Bionic Chip and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 6 8
Base Frequency 2020MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 3230MHz 2200MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 256 KB -
L2 cache 32 MB -
L3 cache - -
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 15 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W -

Graphics

GPU name Apple GPU Adreno 613
Architecture - Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1200 MHz 955 MHz
Pipelines 5 -
Shading units 640 -
Total shaders 1280 -
FLOPS - -
Vulkan version - 1.1
OpenCL version - 2.0
DirectX version - 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Max size 6 GB -

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type NVMe UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2732 x 2048 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution - 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
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+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Snapdragon X61
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 - -
Upload speed 5G Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 900 Mbps
Upload speed 4G - -
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2021 June 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1W07 SM4450
Official page A15 Bionic Chip official site Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 official site