Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A15 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
September 2021
January 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W07
SM8250-AC
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
Technology
5 nm
7 nm
Frequency
3230 MHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
15
10.3
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv8.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
Adreno 650
GPU frequency
1338 MHz
670 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
Execution units
5
2
Shading units
128
512
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.1
DirectX version
-
12.1
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 22
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.2
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
44 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
1 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, 2x 25MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Hexagon 698
TDP
6 W
6 W
Advantages
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher Technology: 5 nm (5 nm vs 7 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3230 MHz (3230 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2021 (September 2021 vs January 2021)
Snapdragon 870
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 44 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+103%
2333
Snapdragon 870
1151
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+72%
5741
Snapdragon 870
3336
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic
+62%
1302680
Snapdragon 870
802221
FP32 (float)
Apple A15 Bionic
+22%
1661
Snapdragon 870
1358
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
47
Ranks 47 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
