Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A15 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
September 2021
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W07
SM8650-AB
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
6
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3230 MHz
3300 MHz
Transistor count
15
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
Adreno 750
GPU frequency
1338 MHz
770 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
5
-
Shading units
128
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
64 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Hexagon
TDP
6 W
-
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3230 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (September 2021 vs October 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+6%
2333
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
5741
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+23%
7085
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+83%
1665
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
908
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+11%
4501
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
4048
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic
1302680
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+47%
1914201
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
