Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s 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 8s 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
March 2024
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 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
6
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3230 MHz
3000 MHz
Transistor count
15
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
Adreno 735
GPU frequency
1338 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
3.7308 TFLOPS
Execution units
5
2
Shading units
128
786
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.3
DirectX version
-
12.1
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
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
67 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 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Hexagon
TDP
6 W
6 W
Advantages
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 3230 MHz (3230 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 67 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 67 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: March 2024 (September 2021 vs March 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+42%
2333
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+44%
5741
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic
1302680
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
+43%
1865243
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
30
Ranks 30 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
