Apple A15 Bionic Chip vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
We have compiled a detailed comparison of the recently introduced
A15 Bionic Chip vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
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
34.58%
higher CPU clock speed than
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (3230 vs 2400 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip has
33.31%
higher memory frequency than
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4266
vs 3200 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip
has
44.11
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (809 K vs
561
K).
A15 Bionic Chip
supports
33.20
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
(
34.1
vs
25.6
MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
has
-50.00
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
A15 Bionic Chip
(
600
vs
1200
MHz).
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
has
20.00
%
smaller
sized
transistor
than
A15 Bionic Chip
(
4
vs
5
nm).
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
has
latest
instruction
set,
hence
better
than
A15 Bionic Chip
.
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
177123
GPU
351594
162367
Memory
118044
101455
UX
130276
120496
Total score
809118
561441
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
17 FPS
Score
9524
3089
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A15 Bionic Chip and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A710 3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
6
8
Base Frequency
2020MHz
1800MHz
Turbo Frequency
3230MHz
2400MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv9-A
L2 cache
256 KB
-
L2 cache
32 MB
3 MB
L3 cache
-
-
Process
5 nanometers
4 nanometers
Transistor count
15 billion
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
6 W
5 W
GPU name
Apple GPU
Adreno 662
Architecture
-
Adreno 600
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
600 MHz
Pipelines
5
-
Shading units
640
384
Total shaders
1280
768
FLOPS
-
-
Vulkan version
-
1.1
OpenCL version
-
2.0
DirectX version
-
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Yes
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
16 GB
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 3.1
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3360 x 1600
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 30FPS
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
Modem
-
X62
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 7500 Mbps
Up to 4400 Mbps
Download speed 4G
-
Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3000 Mbps
-
Upload speed 4G
-
Up to 210 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.0
5.2
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC