Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Apple A15 Bionic
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Apple A15 Bionic mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Apple
Launch Date
December 2021
September 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
Model Name
SM8450
APL1W07
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
Cores
8
6
Technology
4 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3000 MHz
3230 MHz
Transistor count
-
15
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.5-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 730
Apple A15 GPU
GPU frequency
818 MHz
1338 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2732 x 2048
FLOPS
2.5128 TFLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
5
Shading units
768
128
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.0
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
2133 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
34.1 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
12 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
-
Storage type
UFS 3.1
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Neural Engine
TDP
5.3 W
6 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 5 nm)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 34.1 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: December 2021 (December 2021 vs September 2021)
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 3230 MHz (3000 MHz vs 3230 MHz)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1664
Apple A15 Bionic
+40%
2333
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4030
Apple A15 Bionic
+42%
5741
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
623
Apple A15 Bionic
+167%
1665
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2142
Apple A15 Bionic
+110%
4501
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1107494
Apple A15 Bionic
+18%
1302680
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+50%
2487
Apple A15 Bionic
1661
SiliconCat Rating
28
Ranks 28 among all SOC on our website
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
Apple A15 Bionic
