Apple A15 Bionic Chip vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
We’ve meticulously compared the recently released
A15 Bionic Chip vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SoCs, developed by
Apple and Qualcomm respectively. This
comparison focuses on the pros and cons of their
6-core and 8-core CPUs,
backed by performance metrics
from Geekbench, Antutu, and
3DMark benchmarks, and technical
specifications.
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
0.94%
higher CPU clock speed than
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (3230 vs 3200 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip has
1.57%
higher memory frequency than
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4266
vs 4200 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip
supports
Infinity
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
(
34.1
vs
MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
has
-18.33
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
A15 Bionic Chip
(
980
vs
1200
MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
has
20.00
%
smaller
sized
transistor
than
A15 Bionic Chip
(
4
vs
5
nm).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
has
57.80
%
better
AnTuTu
9
score
than
A15 Bionic Chip
(
1277
K
vs
809
K).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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
270867
GPU
351594
567801
Memory
118044
239879
UX
130276
198202
Total score
809118
1276749
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%
-
Graphics test
56 FPS
81 FPS
Score
9524
12967
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 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
6
8
Base Frequency
2020MHz
2000MHz
Turbo Frequency
3230MHz
3200MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv9-A
L2 cache
256 KB
-
L2 cache
32 MB
1 MB
L3 cache
-
8 MB
Process
5 nanometers
4 nanometers
Transistor count
15 billion
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
6 W
10 W
GPU name
Apple GPU
Adreno 740
Architecture
-
Adreno 700
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
980 MHz
Pipelines
5
-
Shading units
640
-
Total shaders
1280
-
FLOPS
-
-
Vulkan version
-
1.3
OpenCL version
-
2.0
DirectX version
-
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Yes
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5x
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
4200 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
-
Max size
6 GB
24 GB
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution
-
1 x 200 MP
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Modem
-
Snapdragon X70
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 7500 Mbps
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed 4G
-
Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3000 Mbps
Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
-
Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
7
Bluetooth
5.0
5.3
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC