Apple A15 Bionic Chip vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
We’ve analyzed the newly launched
A15 Bionic Chip and Snapdragon 870
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
0.94%
higher CPU clock speed than
Snapdragon 870 (3230 vs 3200 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip has
55.13%
higher memory frequency than
Snapdragon 870 (4266
vs 2750 MHz).
A15 Bionic Chip has
28.57%
smaller sized transistor
than
Snapdragon 870
(5
vs 7 nm).
A15 Bionic Chip
has
25.62
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Snapdragon 870 (809 K vs
644
K).
A15 Bionic Chip has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Snapdragon 870.
Pros of Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 870
has
-46.25
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
A15 Bionic Chip
(
645
vs
1200
MHz).
Snapdragon 870
Support
29.03
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
A15 Bionic Chip
(
44
vs
34.1
GB/s).
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
179347
GPU
351594
270188
Memory
118044
98761
UX
130276
95818
Total score
809118
644114
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%
90%
Graphics test
56 FPS
25 FPS
Score
9524
4258
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 – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores
6
8
Base Frequency
2020MHz
1800MHz
Turbo Frequency
3230MHz
3200MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache
256 KB
512 KB
L2 cache
32 MB
1 MB
L3 cache
-
4 MB
Process
5 nanometers
7 nanometers
Transistor count
15 billion
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
6 W
10 W
GPU name
Apple GPU
Adreno 650
Architecture
-
Adreno 600
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
645 MHz
Pipelines
5
2
Shading units
640
512
Total shaders
1280
1024
FLOPS
-
1,267 Gigaflops
Vulkan version
-
1.1
OpenCL version
-
2.0
DirectX version
-
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Hexagon 698
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
2750 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
44 Gbit/s
Max size
6 GB
16 GB
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Modem
-
X55
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 7500 Mbps
Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed 4G
-
Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3000 Mbps
Up to 3000 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
-
Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.0
5.2
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC